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Debgal
21/02/2021 20:22
This duck was spotted today on Loch Lomond,
Scotland.
Germain
21/02/2021 20:33
It's a very handsome male mandarin duck.
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Debgal
21/02/2021 20:44
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Thank you, I take it, it's not native to Scotland?
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Linda257
21/02/2021 22:06
According to RSPB: They were introduced to the UK from China and have become established following escapes from captivity.
If you do a google search you will see they have been seen for a while in The Leven which flows into Loch Lomond
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Debgal
21/02/2021 22:52
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Thanks, they were a pair and it was the first time I had noticed them around Cameron House Marina.
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Seaman
23/02/2021 12:35
A beautiful male Mandarin, they were brought in for the private collections but escaped ones have gone feral and as Linda says they are breeding in small numbers. We have some here in the Yorkshire Dales and they always cheer a days birding up.
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