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26-10-2008, 03:47 PM
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| |  duck ID help please.
New to birdspotting and cant find the ID of the following, 
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26-10-2008, 03:57 PM
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| | | Re: duck ID help please.
These are domestic Muscovy Ducks. |
26-10-2008, 03:59 PM
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| | | Re: duck ID help please.
Muskovy ducks.
Great characters. Someone I knew had a couple that used to come into their back garden, and they used to do an odd syncronised sideways dance together!
Jim |
26-10-2008, 04:14 PM
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| | Re: duck ID help please.
 Many thanks for the quick replys,Note to self ,buy more bird books,regards Nick. |
26-10-2008, 04:53 PM
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| | | Re: duck ID help please.
just watch out for cross-breeding with other ducks, especially Mallard - they throw up all sorts of plumage and bill variations - the results can be very confusing and not in bird guides!
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26-10-2008, 05:16 PM
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| | | Re: duck ID help please.
yes Muscovy's indeed you live in one of the best places in the country for birds and birding never be afraid to ask  it take years to get to know birds.
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26-10-2008, 05:28 PM
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| | | Re: duck ID help please.
Despite it being a common domestic/escaped bird with at least a feral population around Ely, Muscovy Duck doesn't show in most bird guides, not even the highly acclaimed Collins guide. It would certainly be useful to beginners to include this frequently encountered duck. |
26-10-2008, 09:30 PM
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| |  Re: duck ID help please.
Quote:
Originally Posted by aeshna5  Despite it being a common domestic/escaped bird with at least a feral population around Ely, Muscovy Duck doesn't show in most bird guides, not even the highly acclaimed Collins guide. It would certainly be useful to beginners to include this frequently encountered duck. | never thought of that one but your so right.
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