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Scaup on the Solway Firth, Carsethorn
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Scaup (Aythya marila) on the Solway Firth mud flats, Carsethorn, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Scaup on the Solway Firth, Carsethorn
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Dumfriesshire - Mersehead
Scaup (Aythya marila) on the Solway Firth mud flats, Carsethorn, taken by David Palmar
26 March 2023
Teal group and Scaup at Kinneil, Firth of Forth
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
A group of Teal (Anas crecca) and a Scaup (Aythya marila) at Kinneil on the Firth of Forth, taken by David Palmar
28 January 2023
Two male and two female Scaup, Kinneil
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Falkirk - Bo'ness and Kinneil
Two male Scaup (Aythya marila) on the left and two females (on the right), taken by Claudia Caporusso at Kinneil on the Firth of Forth. Scaup are a bit like Tufted ducks, but have no crest, and tend to inhabit the sea rather than fesh water. The male has a grey back and sides, and the female has a white patch at the base of its bill.
12 January 2020
Scaup, Loch Ryan and Ailsa Craig
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Galloway - Loch Ryan
Flock of Scaup (Aythya marila), Loch Ryan and Ailsa Craig
21 February 2009
Scaup, Loch Ryan
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Galloway - Loch Ryan
Female Scaup (Aythya marila), Loch Ryan
21 February 2009
Tufted Ducks, Bingham's Pond
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
A pair of Tufted Ducks (Aythya fuligula), taken by Rebecca Dickson. Although both birds were resting, the female was still keeping watch for potential threats.
30 April 2024
Tufted Duck, Bingham's Pond
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Glasgow - Broomhill, Jordanhill Claythorn and Bingham's Pond
Male Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula), taken by Rebecca Dickson. Results from the British Trust for Ornithology's ringing records show that the oldest bird recorded was 24 years 3 months and 13 days old.
30 April 2024
Pochard, RSPB Saltholme
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Northumbria and Durham
A male Pochard (Aythya ferina) swimming at RSPB Saltholme, County Durham
01 March 2024
Pochard, RSPB Saltholme and Tees Transporter Bridge
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Northumbria and Durham
A male Pochard (Aythya ferina) swimming at RSPB Saltholme, with the Tees Transporter Bridge in the background
