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Good Evening all,

Had a trip over to a new location for me today. A lovely little place called Reddish Vale Country Park in Stockport, Manchester. What a lovely surprise it was too to see a pair of Mandarin Ducks. I would not have expected them at this time of year. Are they an all year round duck?

Here are a couple of shots from today.

Mandarin Duck 2 02.01.2023 WM by John Lindsey Photography, on Flickr

Male Mandarin Duck by John Lindsey Photography, on Flickr

Female Mandarin Duck by John Lindsey Photography, on Flickr

Lovely photos John.

Thank you

Lovely photos.
Mandarins are an introduced species or escapees from collections. There are pockets of them around the UK. I used to see them in the Forest of Dean a few years ago. I haven't been recently to see if they're still there.