Weird ducks?

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Weird ducks?

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Hello

I've been to Lake Henley today with Oscar, there were loads of domestic duck sp. there, I am really bad at IDing the different sp/hybrids etc so any help would be awesome as I really want to learn!
There were also some Mute Swans there.

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One more

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Nice, white Pekins. 3rd is a Indian runner or indian cross i think. Some Blue swedish. second to last, pekin cross idk.
last, Campbell cross i think.
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I'm almost certain that the first one is a mulard (Muscovy-mallard hybrid).
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More Like MuscovyXPekin
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Young Birder wrote:More Like MuscovyXPekin
Pekin ducks are a breed, not a species.
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Duh i know that!
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Forgot to say,
It makes a differnce whar breed it is ;)
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Young Birder wrote:Forgot to say,
It makes a differnce whar breed it is ;)
Genetics say otherwise.
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Plumage and results don't
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