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Mandarin ducks, How common in Ireland?

  • 03-10-2011 5:56pm
    #1
    blue4ever
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    I spotted in a park in South Dublin, what I think (after looking on the web) are mandarin ducks - how common would they be in Ireland/Dublin


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  • #2
    Traonach
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    blue4ever wrote: »
    I spotted in a park in South Dublin, what I think (after looking on the web) are mandarin ducks - how common would they be in Ireland/Dublin
    Those birds you saw (probably Blessington Basin)are recently released birds. The only self-sustaining population in Ireland (I think) are the birds in Tollymore forest park in Co. Down. The tollymore birds tend to winter in Newcastle Co. Down.


  • #3
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    Not uncommon. They are a domestic breed


  • #4
    blue4ever
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    Not in the Basin - in Rathfarnham. Looks like they have young. They are amazing looking and make some particularly interesting sounds!


  • #5
    cscook
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    They can sometimes be seen in Herbert Park and Stephen's Green too, and I saw a pair in the Liffey for a few days. Beautiful, aren't they :D.


  • #6
    LostCovey
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    Branson Future Crap wrote: »
    Not uncommon. They are a domestic breed

    It's not often you catch Branson Future Crap offside, but:

    They are not a domestic breedof duck, they are a wild species native to eastern Asia. They are commonly kept in wildfowl collections in Europe, with well-established populations deriving from escaped birds in the UK, and now apparently starting here too.

    LostCovey


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  • #7
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    LostCovey wrote: »
    It's not often you catch Srameen offside, but:

    They are not a domestic breedof duck, they are a wild species native to eastern Asia. They are commonly kept in wildfowl collections in Europe, with well-established populations deriving from escaped birds in the UK, and now apparently starting here too.

    LostCovey

    :p Sorry, bad phrasing on my part. They are not here of their own accord and are kept by people, so I used the term "domestic". We have a feral flock in Co Down but those elsewhere are from "captive" stock. Apologies for the bum steer. :o

    There is an argument that we should not tolerate these birds becoming established in the wild, any more than any other introduced non-native species.


  • #8
    Mothman
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    Hooded Merganser discussion now has its own thread :)


  • #9
    coffeepls
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    Hi - just read this thread. I was talking to one of the park keepers in Stephen's Green months ago and he said that those particular ducks had been 'introduced' to the park. So not just a random thing. Rathfarnham isn't too far away for some to go I reckon.


  • #10
    John Mason
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    Sorry, to drag up a old thread. i was google this type of duck and found this thread.

    seen one of these in the royal canal at Ashtown last night.

    absolutely stunning looking bird, it was being hand feed by a child, along with a duck. the wind was blowing it mane :D

    was gutted i didnt have my camera with me


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