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Pacific Diver
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal seas (very rare).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Like Black-throated; chinstrap.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Pacific Diver sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- White-billed DiverRare · Coastal seas (vagrant)
- Great Northern DiverUncommon · Coastal seas (winter)
- Black-throated DiverRare · Highland lochs (summer)
- Red-throated DiverUncommon · Lochs (summer); coast (winter)
- Steller's EiderLegendary · Coastal seas (very rare)
- Common Scoter (eastern)Epic · Coastal seas (very rare)
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