24 Dec 21

Wakeham

When it rains on Portland it rains. It was such a miserable day that Ted and I stayed in. As it was weather for ducks, here are a few duck photos:


Shelduck





Ruddy Shelduck





Mandarin



Mallard







Gadwall








Garganey

Garganey top right



Wigeon




Teal








Pintail





Shoveler






Red-crested Pochard




Tufted Duck






Ring-necked Duck




Greater Scaup


From left to right - 1st winter female Greater Scaup, drake Tufted Duck and a female Tufted Duck


Lesser Scaup




Pochard







Common Eider





Common Scoter



Goldeneye




Goosander




Red-breasted Merganser






Smew



Oddities

Hooded Merganser

A drake Hooded Merganser at Radipole Lake, Weymouth on 27 Dec 08

Pochard x Tufted Duck

Back centre a Pochard x Tufted Duck hybrid, in amongst Pochard


Mallard x Indian Runner duck







Chocolate Magpie x Mulard??

This unusual duck could be a cross between a Mallard x Muscovy, Aylesbury x Muscovy Duck, Chocolate Magpie x Muscovy, or a Chocolate Magpie x Mulard.

 A Mulard is a cross between a female Pekin and a male Muscovy.

All very confusing. However to draw a line under this I'm going to go for Chocolate Magpie x Mulard. I could be wrong of course, but certainly open to alternatives! More on Mulards and Magpies Here. plus a photo of a Chocolate Magpie Here.