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05-08-2009, 09:03 PM
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| | | Help with duck ID please
Out with my camera for half an hour in Thamesmead last night and I saw this bird... 
Knowing how variable they can be I would be inclined to say "manky mallard" except for the size. He was about twice the size of the other mallards he was with... 
Could it be a hybrid? Or possibly an escapee?
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05-08-2009, 09:06 PM
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I would guess at some kind of Mallard hybrid, especially given the blue speculum, but he is a big one, isn't he? |
05-08-2009, 09:09 PM
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Manky Mallard hybrid as suggested.
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05-08-2009, 09:53 PM
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Thanks guys!
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06-08-2009, 05:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Jonners  I would guess at some kind of Mallard hybrid, especially given the blue speculum, but he is a big one, isn't he? | Just a technical point... a hybrid is a mix of two separate species... this is a variation of a single species... so not a hybrid, but a domestic variety |
06-08-2009, 04:53 PM
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looks like a rouen to me just the same as a mallard but bigger
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06-08-2009, 08:20 PM
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Originally Posted by epops looks like a rouen to me just the same as a mallard but bigger | Never heard of that one so I looked it up  Apparently they are derived from the mallard. | | |
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