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Sunday, 10 March 2013

Week 11: Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)


The long-tailed duck was @SpeciesofUK from 10th to 16th February 2013.

The long-tailed duck is a sea duck. Other sea ducks found in UK waters include eiders, scoters, goldeneyes and mergansers.

Male Long-tailed Duck
[Source: Rictor Norton & David Allen]

The long-tailed duck is not resident in the UK; it's a winter visitor. It's most common in estuaries and bays in northern Scotland but is also seen as far south as Norfolk.