Have just come back from a weekend away at symonds yat with some freinds . We went for a bit of canoning down the river wye and i counted at least 10 mandarin ducks in a 7 mile streach of river . Also at home i have seen them on the river teme . On the RSPB website it puts the population at about 7000 in the uk . I think there could be a few more than that , has anyone else noticed there presence ? The RSPB: Mandarin