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Sorry, but not this time - this is a coot - though there were one or two in the areaA Coot.
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A Heinz 57 ..Any ideas anybody please?
On Esthwaite Water in the Lake District, with mallard, shoveller and coot.
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That's what they all quack.The duck version of a feral pigeon, at a guess.
Not related to me though.....
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It is well known that mallards have particularly low moral standards....That's what they all quack.
Done a bit of googling - Black Swedish I think??? (escaped domestic)
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Could be an Oyster Catcher?It's an Argentinian Racing Pigeon.
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That's interesting, I first thought Blue Swedish then got a link to Black, but your link says this is just an unstable blue! Love that! but the 'splashed' description clinches it I think.I'm sure you're right about it's Scandinavian ancestry, more info here: http://domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/swedish.html
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This is how they look best:That's interesting, I first thought Blue Swedish then got a link to Black, but your link says this is just an unstable blue! Love that! but the 'splashed' description clinches it I think.
So these 3 appear to be 'rejects' and were maybe thrown out of a show breeder's flock?
Thanks for the link John, it's really helpful.