Mandarin duck in The Rivelin Valley
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Mandarin duck in The Rivelin Valley
Image: © Neil Theasby Taken: 10 Apr 2023
Spotted in Hind Wheel mill dam. The first mandarins were imported to Britain in the mid-18th century, but it wasn't until the 1930s that escapees from wildfowl collections started breeding here. Now it is estimated that our wild population may be around 7000.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.384259
Longitude
-1.537357