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Looks like a duck, walks like a duck...

  • 27-05-2011 12:29pm
    #1
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭


    In the "stream" underneath NUIG's concourse yesterday I spotted a large duck, about twice the size of a mallard, same green head, white breast, brown/white feathers, black bill. Haven't seen one before - anyone have any ideas?


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  • #2
    mr socco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 55 ✭✭mr socco


    Ficheall wrote: »
    In the "stream" underneath NUIG's concourse yesterday I spotted a large duck, about twice the size of a mallard, same green head, white breast, brown/white feathers, black bill. Haven't seen one before - anyone have any ideas?


    Would say probably a Shelduck..


  • #3
    paulusdu
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 514 ✭✭✭paulusdu


    Shelducks would have a distinct red bill, maybe it was a Shoveller ?
    Or some sort of Mallard/domestic duck cross


  • #4
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Nah, 'twasn't a shelduck. Thought of shoveller, but don't think so. I'll try catch a photo of some description this evening.


  • #5
    Mabel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 141 ✭✭Mabel


    Looking forward to the photo - my assumption so far would be that it is a lost domestic duck! :)


  • #6
    Ficheall
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,034 ✭✭✭Ficheall


    Spotted him again today. Unfortunately the only camera I had was the crappy one on my phone, so he's pretty much invisible in the pictures.

    http://img825.imageshack.us/i/mkuk8bx33p.jpg/
    http://imageshack.us/f/830/pesleklywr.jpg/

    Green head, white breast, orange feet, all outer feathers brown, think there may be white under the wings. Bill was grey but yellowing at the edges - or else he'd stuck it in a pile of yellow stuff.


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  • #7
    Traonach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭Traonach


    It is a male Mallard/Domestic duck hybrid


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