Speed camera catches a duck doing nearly double the limit twice in seven years

The bird has been caught twice in seven years (Picture: Gemeinde Köniz)

If a speeding driver got caught out breaking the limit once,it stands to reason they might slow down a bit to avoid being snared a second time.

But this repeat offender can probably excused for being snapped twice in the same location – considering its lack of understanding of speed limits in the first place.

A speed camera in Köniz in central Switzerland automatically captured a radar image of a culprit travelling at 52kph (32mph) in a 30kph (18mph) zone.

But when police looked through the camera’s images,they found that the reprobate was in fact a mallard.

And it’s also thought this duck is a repeat offender – as a similar-looking bird was captured flying in the same spot,at exactly the same speed,exactly seven years ago.

The town’s municipality first thought the picture was either edited or a late April Fool’s joke.

But local police said it was impossible to manipulate the images or radar system.

This is because the computers are calibrated and tested every year by the Swiss federal institute of metrology,and any pictures taken by the speed cameras are sealed.

In a Facebook post,Koeniz officials wished the public ‘a lot of fun’ in making sense of the ‘curious coincidences’ which brought the same bird to the same location exactly seven years apart.

‘We wish you a lot of fun sensing about curious coincidences,criminal machinations of animals and the maximum flight speed of ducks,’ the post read.

According to Ducks Unlimited,most waterfowl fly at speeds of 40-60mph (64-97kph),with many species averaging roughly 50mph (80kph).

But in 2024 a duck was captured flying at almost 103mph (165kph),thanks in part to a helpful tailwind.