Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) at Haslingden Grane, Rossendale, Lancashire, England

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Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) at Haslingden Grane, Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra) at Haslingden Grane, Rossendale, Lancashire, England


Common Scoter fly east to west in late summer. They move from Northern European breeding grounds to the Irish Sea wintering grounds.

They often land on inland waters when flying overland and bad weather conditions can lead to big flocks landing in some areas.


www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a...


Scientific name: Melanitta nigra

Bird family: Ducks, geese and swans

UK conservation status: Red

Protected by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981


Key information


The common scoter is an all dark seaduck, the male is totally black and the female lighter, with a pale face. They are often seen as large bobbing rafts offshore, or long straggling lines flying along the coast.

The UK breeding population of this small diving seaduck has substantially declined and it is now a Red List species. It's listed as a Schedule 1 species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. Its winter populations are vulnerable to oil spills.


What they eat:

Molluscs.


Measurements:

Length:44-54cm

Wingspan:79-90cm

Weight:650-1,300g


Population:

UK breeding:52 pairs

UK wintering:100,000 birds

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Taken on: June 24, 2021
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