Common Scoter Melanitta nigra

A common bird along the coast of Norfolk but rarely close enough inshore to photograph well. Hence here are some that I didn't photograph well:

Common Scoters, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 25th September 2010

 

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Common Scoters, St Andrew's (Fife, UK), 27th December 2010

 

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Common Scoters, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 10th November 2007

 

raft of Common Scoters, off Titchwell (Norfolk, UK), 3rd March 2010 - appearing as a dark line on the sea when viewed from at least 2 miles away, south of Thornham!

 

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Common Scoters, Sheringham (Norfolk, UK), 30th August 2010

 

Common Scoter, Pendeen (Cornwall, UK), 6th October 2011

 

The North American form, Black Scoter is now treated as a different species Melanitta americana.