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Common Scoter (eastern)
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coastal seas (very rare).
Diet: Molluscs.
Best time to spot: Yellow base to bill.
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 UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Common Scoter (eastern) sits in our Epic tier for the UK: a scarce visitor, recorded in small numbers in most years. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Surf ScoterRare · Coastal seas (winter vagrant)
- Velvet ScoterRare · Coastal seas (winter)
- Common ScoterUncommon · Inshore sea (winter)
- Stejneger's ScoterLegendary · Sea
- White-winged ScoterLegendary · Sea
- King EiderEpic · Coastal seas (very rare)
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