Normally I'm pretty good on my waterfowl, but this duck turned up just before Christmas on the Ivel in Bedfordshire (about the same time as an egret). Currently motoring around with the mallards. It looks like a domestic variety (perhaps one of the Swedish variants), but wanted to check.
Hi cds, welcome to the forums...
Possibly a blue or black swedish drake... not 100% sure though ;) !
Neil
If it aint broken, dont fix it !.... all good things come to those who wait !
I THOUGT IT LOOKED LIKE A BLACK SWEEDE BUT THOUGHT THE BEAK TO LIGHT COULD BE A FRENCH DUCLAIR OR JUST A CROSS
Thank Bev and Neil. I looked over a photothon of manky mallards:
http://10000birds.com/manky-mallards-domestic-feral-or-just-plain-odd-mallards.htm
Somewhere near the base are some Duclair crosses that look likely candidates.
YEAH I LOOKED A MNKY MALLARDS BUT LOOKS TO CUTE TO BE MANKY LETS SAY HE'S FRENCH
HA HA