Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

A rare vagrant to the UK from North America. Since the first few in the 1980s and 90s, this species has become quite regular with several identified each year, however it has yet to be found in Norfolk. At the moment I'm only able to show a couple of poor-quality photos taken before sunrise in Canada. I hope to bring you one from Norfolk soon...

Lesser Scaup, Emerald Lake, 17-Sep-06 Lesser Scaup, Emerald Lake, 17-Sep-06

male Lesser Scaups (& 1 female Ring-necked Duck), Emerald Lake (BC, Canada), 17th September 2006