Wild or dumped ducks?

[BelovedBirds]

These two white ducks were down my local pond, larger than the other ducks, and kept together, didnt want much to do with the others.
This is a very poor quality photo taken as a screenshot from a video, the only image I have of them, taken a while back. But recently I've been confused. Could they even be wild? Could they be pekins or some other domestic breed that were dumped? I'm in the UK (not sure how to add location to my profile). Could anyone advise what breed they are, so I can figure out if they've been dumped?
Maybe I'm just overthinking and worrying for no reason, but I'd feel better checking. Thanks in advance, any opinions welcome

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

They are 100% dumped ducks, probably pekins. The only wild white ducks are albino ones, and those would be extremely rare and the same size as the mallards.

 

[sourland]

They have been dumped and are most likely Pekins.

 

[picklestheduck]

Yeah they were dumped.....so many people think dumping ducks saves them....but in reality it doesn't. They almost always die in the wild after being raised since they depend on people from what I hear.

 

[Flockincrazy]

These two white ducks were down my local pond, larger than the other ducks, and kept together, didnt want much to do with the others.
This is a very poor quality photo taken as a screenshot from a video, the only image I have of them, taken a while back. But recently I've been confused. Could they even be wild? Could they be pekins or some other domestic breed that were dumped? I'm in the UK (not sure how to add location to my profile). Could anyone advise what breed they are, so I can figure out if they've been dumped?
Maybe I'm just overthinking and worrying for no reason, but I'd feel better checking. Thanks in advance, any opinions welcome

Those are dumped pekins if they were wild they would be the same size as the others

 

[ruthhope]

I get really depressed by the dumping of pekins where I live in NE Florida. They are mostly drakes and the occasional female dumped is at real risk once the spring comes. This year, I already reacued and rehomed a badly bullied female from a pond at my local library. There will be more. I can't move the drakes as I can't find new homes. They just have to take their chances with the preditors and compete with feral muscovies for food

 

[BelovedBirds]

I get really depressed by the dumping of pekins where I live in NE Florida. They are mostly drakes and the occasional female dumped is at real risk once the spring comes. This year, I already reacued and rehomed a badly bullied female from a pond at my local library. There will be more. I can't move the drakes as I can't find new homes. They just have to take their chances with the preditors and compete with feral muscovies for food

I think they're female, I did some looking up, to see if theres any species of wild white ducks in the uk, and couldnt find anything, hence the sudden realisation. I'll go back down the pond today or tomorrow and see if they're still there, give them a good meal, get a better picture, and if we're all certain they're pekins, I'll either contact a charity or go get them myself. I've been reading other threads about dumped ducks and its just heart breaking. People need to realise that these cant survive in the wild, not that most of the culprits would care

 

[EverythingDucks]

Those are definitely domestic Pekin ducks. Lots of people get them as pets, often for their children at Christmas or Easter, then realize they make messes, are noisy, take up space, and the owners can't even provide the bare minimum for them. Obviously these are the sort of people that know absolutely nothing about the animals so they dump them, not realizing they are completely different than wild ducks. Sadly, then often end up malnourished and die.
If you can, get some corn or peas to lure them out of the water, and have someone help you to catch them. You could use a net, but it would be tricky and as soon as you catch one the other will run. Being pekins, they can't fly very well, so if you have some sort of wire dog pen that you could corral them both in, that may be the easiest way.
You can use a large dog kennel to transport them in. If you end up bringing them home, be sure to separate them and quarantine from the rest of your flock to prevent any illness from spreading.
Good luck trying to help them

 

[BelovedBirds]

Those are definitely domestic Pekin ducks. Lots of people get them as pets, often for their children at Christmas or Easter, then realize they make messes, are noisy, take up space, and the owners can't even provide the bare minimum for them. Obviously these are the sort of people that know absolutely nothing about the animals so they dump them, not realizing they are completely different than wild ducks. Sadly, then often end up malnourished and die.
If you can, get some corn or peas to lure them out of the water, and have someone help you to catch them. You could use a net, but it would be tricky and as soon as you catch one the other will run. Being pekins, they can't fly very well, so if you have some sort of wire dog pen that you could corral them both in, that may be the easiest way.
You can use a large dog kennel to transport them in. If you end up bringing them home, be sure to separate them and quarantine from the rest of your flock to prevent any illness from spreading.
Good luck trying to help them

absolutely, with avian influenza about at the moment I would be extremely careful to keep them well away from my ducks and try to get them vet checked asap. Thankfully from the last time I saw them, they were pretty relaxed around people, most of the ducks there are, they get lots of people tossing them peas or sweet corn.
less people visit them in the winter.
As soon as I make a move, they'll run, but hopefully as you say I can lure them close enough to catch quick.
Its beyond me how anyone could buy ducks on impulse, or just dump them! Mine are my absolute world.
I'm suspicious that maybe they were bought with the end goal being release, there are a lot of people that live around the pond, perhaps they made the assumption they'd be happy in the wild and kept the ducklings for a short time before turning them loose.
It's driving me crazy to think about

 

[picklestheduck]

Its beyond me how anyone could buy ducks on impulse, or just dump them! Mine are my absolute world.

I agree! Mine are my babies too!