Duck with mallard's green head, brown body (2 Viewers)

[28vanelli]

Hello,

Just got back from my local park (Greenbank in Liverpool, UK) and in addition to the usual mallards, Canada geese and tufted ducks was a curious newcomer.
No photo I'm afraid, but its build was that of a mallard, with the same green head, and its entire body was chestnut brown, apart from the breast which was white with some black horizontal streaks.
Does anyone have any suggestions?

 

[aeshna5]

Yes it's a domestic type Mallard!

 

[pinky & rosie]

hi
just wonderin where about in liverpool Greenbank is? i live in Liverpool and am always lookin for places to go. Is there a variety of birds there?
thanx

 

[28vanelli]

Greenbank Park is near Sefton Park, just go up Greenbank Road, not too far from the Palm House.
Hm, didn't realise it was just a common mallard, thought it was a different species as I've never seen that colour scheme before.
As for bird types, just mallards, Canada Geese, plus the occasional swan, coot and, this winter, a few tufted ducks.
That said, i've seen people describing all sorts of birds occurring in Sefton park that I've never seen there so it could just be me being unobservant.

 

[Chris Oates]

Google for Khaki Campbell.