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..     COMMON SCOTER (melanitta nigra).     ..

Image: John Gould

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 44-54cm

Wingspan: 79-90cm

Weight: 650g-1.3kg

 

 

Whistles and hoots.

 

 

 

 

 

Summer: small lochs and islands in larger lochs.

Winter: shallow coastlines, esp. estuaries and sandy bays.

 

 

Regular

Locally common

Red List

 

 

?x?mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

6-8

30-31 days

45-50 days

Season: May-Aug

15 years

 

 

Breeding: 76-89 pairs

Winter: 30000

 

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