Blue Ducks Flood the Thames

Offbeat — October 8, 2008 at 14:04

Don’t worry, it’s not some sort of new bird flu. It was only an attempt by the Great British Duck Race to raise funds for charities including the NSPCC and WaterAid. The 250,000 ducks set the record for the most ducks ever to be released, beating by a long shot the previous one in 2007, when 165,000 rubber duckies raised more than £100,000 for charity. The price for entering your duck in the competition is £2; if you’re lucky enough to be the winner, you go home with a cash prize of a £10,000 first prize. Here are shots from the event that occured at the end of August!

Tags: ducks, funny, london, record