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Scaup on the Solway Firth, Carsethorn
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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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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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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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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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Loch Ryan
Flock of Scaup (Aythya marila), Loch Ryan and Ailsa Craig
21 February 2009
Scaup, Loch Ryan
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Loch Ryan
Female Scaup (Aythya marila), Loch Ryan
21 February 2009
Tufted Duck, Drumpellier Country Park
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Seven Lochs and Moodiesburn
Drake tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) in Drumpellier Country Park, taken by Rebecca Dickson. The scientific name of the tufted duck fuligula means "sooty throat"!
19 February 2022
Adult male Tufted duck, Linlithgow Loch
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Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Adult male Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), Linlithgow Loch. The male has a dark green head and usually an obvious tuft. The female is brown and still has a tuft. Both sexes have a large white patch on the flanks.
08 March 2020
Pochard diving, Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Pochard (Aythya ferina) diving at Caerlaverock in Dumfriesshire
14 October 2003
Pochard, Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Pochard (Aythya ferina) at Caerlaverock in Dumfriesshire