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Black-headed Gull, Musselburgh
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Musselburgh and Prestonpans
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) changing from winter to summer plumage, standing on a bridge over the River Esk, Musselburgh
08 February 2012
Red breasted mergansers entering water
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Firth of Clyde - Birds of the Firth of Clyde
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator) pair entering the water at the north end of Great Cumbrae. Both birds are moulting and are red-heads at this stage in September. On the left is a male Red Breasted Merganser with dark scapulars and more patches of white on the wing and female on the right, with less well-defined plumage , in particular having a greyer back and less white on the wings.
