Stamp collection gets a splash of duck-lightful fun
Royal Mail hopes the stamps will encourage the public to learn more about ducks
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Flying, quacking, splashing...a brand new set of stamps is coming out and they're all about ducks.
Royal Mail is celebrating the amazing ducks found across the UK with a set of fun stamps showing 10 different species including the mallard duckling, Indian runner, goosander, eider, and the fluffy white Aylesbury duck!
To make sure the stamps are both beautiful and accurate, Royal Mail worked with duck experts.
It hopes the stamps will encourage people learn more about ducks, especially those you don't see every day.
Check out some of the designs, and facts about the breeds below...
Some more of the spec-quack-tacular designs:
The Call Duck is the smallest breed of domestic duck. It weighs less than a kilogram
The Eider is the UK's heaviest and fastest flying duck. It's a seaduck and is rarely found away from coasts
Pintail ducks are easy to identify due to their extra long, pointed tails
Shelducks are one of the UK's largest ducks. You can spot them around most of the UK's coastline, particularly in winter
This medium sized duck is a member of a group of ducks called the 'sawbills'. They get this name because of their long, narrow bills (beaks) with saw-like 'teeth' which are good for gripping fish