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Duck ID - Belgium

To: Daniel Nuijten <>
Subject: Duck ID - Belgium
From: David Clark <>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 11:48:36 +0200
Quite a few Mallard hybrids, but that's not surprising after reading the paper 
on Mallard hybridisation!

I haven't seen any Mandarin ducks yet.  Plenty of geese and swans and 
identifying the geese is a challenge.  I just saw a couple of flocks of Canada 
Geese.

Cheers

David 

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> On 31 Jul 2014, at 10:54 am, Daniel Nuijten <> wrote:
> 
> They can be feral domestic ducks as well, but those are interbreeding freely 
> with mallards. Did you see any manderin ducks? The males should still be in 
> full plumage. 
> 
> 
>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:41 AM, David Clark <> 
>> wrote:
>> Thanks Daniel
>> 
>> These ducks all had the same appearance and were not quite as common as the 
>> Mallards.  I saw them at close quarters in Bruges but they were also present 
>> in good numbers on the wetlands north of Antwerp.
>> 
>> Perhaps they are feral domestic ducks.
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> David
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On 31 Jul 2014, at 10:29 am, Daniel Nuijten <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> In Belgium you will find a lot of mallard x domestic hybrids. Especially in 
>>> Brussels these are more common then the wild form Mallard. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Best
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Daniel 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 10:24 AM, David Clark <> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>> I have seen quite a few ducks of similar appearance that are not in my 
>>>> Birds of Northern Europe and Waterfowl apps.
>>>> 
>>>> They are Mallard sized, a dark, chocolate brown colour with white breasts. 
>>>>  The bill is the same shape and colour as a Mallard.
>>>> 
>>>> Are they a Mallard hybrid?
>>>> 
>>>> It has been interesting to see several Black Swans.
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers
>>>> 
>>>> David
>>>> 
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