Indeed. I do see females, but vast majority drakes and that is partly as in captivity you only need one drake for several females

Cool didnt know that..strange ..I wonder what the recapture rate is?

I dont think its unbelievable, its not fundamentally different to a labrador or Rhode island hen, note release IS already illegal, escapes are not, compliance and regulation low

On several occasions drake ornamentals turn up in the wild a few weeks after they are advertised online - its agriculture- if you dont want or have space or can't sell them you must be willing to do the difficult thing - releases are illegal and poor for the birds

Loads. I am fairly sure they should be ringed but the rules are vague and certainly unenforceable. Loads in East Anglia too - nb I still dont buy the Abberton canvasback narrative- stating lack of ring is not evidence

Lols.... one can infer the photo legend is picked from wiki or rspb as Iceland comes first in the sentence describing their origin...