A Duck a Day #14 Tiger Dusty

. . . designed by Sam Nixon and Mark Rhodes aka Snark, presenters of programmes such as CBBC'S Big Friday Wind Up and Copycats.

This chap has been included as a nod to the Bengal Tigers of India and Bangladesh, who live in a huge wetland area called UNESCO WHC Sundarbans Reserve Forest.

A Duck a Day #13 Diving Dusty . . .

. . . by Miranda Krestornikoff, TV presenter of programmes including 
BBC's Coast.

We discovered that the length of time a duck dives for varies from species to species and can range from 10-30 seconds up to 3 minutes.

Rowers can 'catch a crab' if they row badly, this duck has caught an octopus!

A Duck a Day #12 Pirate Justy Dusty . . .

. . . designed by Justin Fletcher, star of several cbeebies programmes including Gigglebiz and Something Special as well as providing the voice for another much loved TV (and film) star Shaun the Sheep!

As you can see from this photo, poor Pirate Justy is suffering terribly from scurvy - look at the state of his teeth! He obviously hasn't seen a dentist in some time, either.

We got quite excited when we saw the 'X' marking the spot for buried treasure on the map aaaarrrrrr! Unfortunately, as there wasn't any firm clue as to which island we should head to, we decided to leave the spoils to Pirate Justy. Given the state of his teeth, we think he needs the loot more than we do!!

A Duck a Day #11 Patsy Dusty . .

. . . designed by the gorgeous Joanna Lumley, OBE 

As it's a Friday, I thought that Patsy Dusty would be the ideal Dusty Duck to shake a tail feather and break open a bottle of champagne to get the weekend off to a good start, just like Patsy Stone, the character Joanna Lumley played in the awesome show, Absolutely Fabulous :)

A Duck a Day #10 Monster Onesie Dusty . .

. . . designed by Barney Hardwood, Blue Peter presenter.

The Monster Onesie Dusty Duck made us all think of the film Monsters Inc.

A Duck a Day #9 Camo Dusty

. . .  designed by Kate Humble, who, as well as being an adventurer, is also a WWT Vice President

This design reflects what happens to Mallard drakes in the summer when they moult, losing their bright mating plumage. During this moult they also lose their flight feathers, so it is important that they are well camouflaged to try to keep safe from predators. Once their flight feathers have regrown (which can take anything from a few weeks to a few months) they go through another, less extreme, moult where they regain their bright colours. The moult colouring is called 'eclipse plumage'.

A Duck a Day #8 Astro Dusty

. . . designed with the help of Ellie Harrison, a TV presenter best known from BBC's Countryfile series.

This Dusty's official name may be Astro Dusty however, as far as December and June are concerned, his name is Tim Peake Dusty - after the first British astronaut to travel to the International Space Station with the European Space Agency (ESA)!