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Chris Packham presents the mallard.

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.

Chris Packham presents the mallard. Mallards are our commonest ducks. In winter, mallards from Continental Europe join our resident birds. Some may have flown from as far away as Russia and many infiltrate local flocks, so the bills which snatch your bread may have been born hundreds, if not thousands of kilometres away.

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Thu 28 Dec 2023 05:58

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Webpage image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)

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