Ruddy shelducks moult in Dutch nature reserve

This is a ruddy shelduck video.

Ruddy shelducks nest in south eastern Europe, central Asia, and, eg, in Morocco.

They very rarely breed in the Netherlands.

However, now there are about 600 birds in the Dutch Natte Hond nature reserve in the Eemmeer lake.

The ducks are there to moult.

Where did they come from? Maybe from Germany, where there is a feral ruddy shelduck population?

UPDATE: in 2012, about 800 ruddy shelducks moulted there.

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