These stamps are meant to celebrate the wide variety of ducks, both wild and domesticated, found across the UK. The ten featured species are the goosander, Indian runner, mallard duckling, mandarin, call, Aylesbury, pintail, silver Appleyard, shelduck and the eider. Royal Mail collaborated with Cardiff University’s Professor of Ecology, Steve …
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