Wyndham Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Pretty thing but what is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WherryNice Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Looks like a Barry to me..... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 A Chinese duck? A mandarin duck. An ornamental duck most probably escaped from a collection. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 A mandarin. Saw him on Horning Staithe on Thursday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshman Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Its actually probably a Wood Duck, a native of America. Almost certainly an escapee but they are in Iceland I think and it could have strayed - but I doubt it! Looks too tame to be a really wild one! But I may be wrong - other birders might like to confirm! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndham Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 27 minutes ago, marshman said: Its actually probably a Wood Duck, a native of America. Almost certainly an escapee but they are in Iceland I think and it could have strayed - but I doubt it! Looks too tame to be a really wild one! But I may be wrong - other birders might like to confirm! Googled that. It looks like a wood duck. Was at Horning earlier today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyndham Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, WherryNice said: Looks like a Barry to me..... Googled that. There's no such thing as a Barry Duck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonplus Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 That's an LBJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanessan Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Definitely a wood duck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Or even an Essex Duck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZimbiIV Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Cannot be an Essex duck, no white high heels! paul 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 They are also known as Carolina Duck. Some years ago they caused mayhem in The Lake District because they love to cross breed ( although the offspring are normally infertile ) most were eradicated around The Lakes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 43 minutes ago, ZimbiIV said: Cannot be an Essex duck, no white high heels! paul Flash enough though! Might have white flipper-flops 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel falcon Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 Your all wrong....................it,s Daffy!! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meantime Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 I thought it might have been Donald. 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptinKev Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 29/03/2019 at 20:21, ZimbiIV said: Cannot be an Essex duck, no white high heels! paul Also that duck has a higher IQ than it's shoe size! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQ Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 On 29/03/2019 at 23:29, EastCoastIPA said: I thought it might have been Donald. 😁 No that has an orange top, fake tan and twitters a lot.. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Thanks Mr Q, that took me a moment or two to fall in but it's cheered me up no end! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 1 hour ago, TheQ said: No that has an orange top, fake tan and twitters a lot.. Surely a Basildon Duck then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meantime Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 37 minutes ago, JennyMorgan said: Surely a Basildon Duck then? It would appear that whilst MM was busy getting himself wet, Jenny managed to miss the water completely and bang his head on the quayside, thus his anger leading him to rather lame Essex stereotyping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyMorgan Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 12 minutes ago, EastCoastIPA said: thus his anger leading him to rather lame Essex stereotyping! No anger I assure you, just my puerile, observation based humour! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wussername Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 By the way have not seen a Black swan for ages. Always used to be a pair on the Broads somewhere. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveO Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 There used to be a pair of black swans at Salhouse, but I've not seen them for several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauriceMynah Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 One black swan started visiting Hickling late last year and I have to admit I rather hope it's a loner as they are not natural to the broads and tend to bully the mutes away. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 That's cos they can't get a word in! MM! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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