Scaup (Aythya marila)
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This is a migratory bird spending the summer on wild moors and tundra in Scandinavia and Iceland. A autumn/winter/spring visitor to the coasts of the UK and Europe.
It is similar to the Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) but the females have a small pale face patch and the males, when seen in Europe, have a dark head and brownish body.4 / 4
Scaup (Aythya marila). Copyright Peter Drury 2009
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