Friday 30 September 2022

Shetland Surf Scoter

Its been a long time since i have seen a Male Surf Scoter having missed out on the Maywick bird a couple of years ago

This one turned up at Gulberwick and i arrived on site within 20 mins of the notification
Glad I did as the bird drifted out to the middle of the bay soon after
It is a striking bird and comes from North America, a rare bird over this side of the pond




I visited the site the following two days and although reported by others i could not locate it, but later found out that it was very distant and only viewable through a scope

The bird drifting out to the middle of the bay






Groups of birds soon descended on site quickly

 

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