Waterfowl ID Please

[plcpikey]

Hi

I am new on here and was wondering if anyone could identify this bird for me.

It is dark brown on colour and has a purple sheen on the body and green sheen on the head like a mallard but is only a bit smallet than a canada goose.

[rolf]

OK, welcome to the forum, have moved your pictures from the gallery to this thread.

I believe that Beryl has the identification for you.

[Chocky]

Hi plcpikey. Welcome to the forum.
Your duck is called Black East Indies Duck. We have quite a few down here inDawlish.
They are really lovely ducks

[plcpikey]

Thanks for the ID.

There is only one of these on this lake and it turned up only a few months ago. I have been wondering what it was ever since.

I havent seen any others in any other lakes around here.

Cheers
Paul

[Analoguesat]

Its an escaped domestic bird

[Chocky]

There are about a dozen or more at Owlish and of course thee interbreed so there are some very large mallard half breads too. They are lovely ducks I believe they are called Runners