10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VELVET SCOTER»
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WHITE-WINGED (OR VELVET) SCOTER Melanitta fusca Polytypic. Three
subspecies: (l) European White-winged (or Velvet) Scoter M. f. fusca, breeds
northern Eurasia to Yenisey River, wintering north-west and south-east Europe; (
2) Asiatic ...
M. A. Ogilvie, Steve Young, 2002
2
Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland
Confusable only with Velvet Scoter. Common has no white on the wing. Female
Common is dark brown with pale cheek (that can look almost white). A female -
especially on an inland reservoir - can be confused with female Ruddy Duck, ...
3
A Natural History of the Ducks: Plectropterinae, ...
WHITE- WINGED or VELVET SCOTER, Oidemia fusca (Linne). Adult male and
female, immature male and female facing page 28 By Allan Brooks * Plate 75.
HEADS OF EUROPEAN BLACK SCOTER, Oidemia nigra nigra (Linne)
AMERICAN ...
John Charles Phillips, 1922
4
The Handbook of Bird Identification: For Europe and the ...
Plate page 173 L 44–54 cm, WS 79–90 cm. IDENTIFICATION Medium-sized,
rather heavily built diving duck with relatively long tail, which is often held cocked
up when bird resting on water. Smaller than Velvet Scoter, with more rounded
body ...
Mark Beaman, Steve Madge, 2010
5
Ducks, Geese and Swans: Species accounts (Cairina to Mergus)
Winter call similar to Common Scoter, but less grating. Nominate race 9, during
morning flight display, makes braaa-braaa-braaa call; V has thin whistle.
Sonogram of adult calls in Cramp and Velvet Scoter Melauitta fusca 715 Velvet
Scoter ...
6
American Ornithology: Or The Natural History of the Birds of ...
Or The Natural History of the Birds of the United States Alexander Wilson,
Charles Lucian Bonaparte, George Ord, William Maxwell Hetherington Robert
Jameson. Second Division. Velvet scoter ducks. Melanittae fuscae. 1.
Hornschuch's ...
Alexander Wilson, Charles Lucian Bonaparte, Robert Jameson, 1831
7
Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications ...
Velvet scoter ducks. Melanittae fuscae. 1. Hornschuch's velvet scoter duck. Mel.
hornschuchii, Brehm. 2. True velvet scoter duck. Mel. fusca, Boje. 3. Large footed
velvet scoter duck. Mel. megapus, Brehm. 4. Broad billed velvet scoter duck.
Archibald Constable, 1831
8
International Wildfowl Inquiry: Volume 2, The Status and ...
"Like it, parties of immature birds occasionally remain on the coast through the
summer. . . . Although of course strictly a sea-duck, the Velvet Scoter seems more
apt to occur inland than its congener" (1912 (4)). Mr Bolam, who wrote the above,
...
1966-86 Surf Scoter Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Velvet Scoters are regular
winter visitors in small numbers to the east coast, and vagrants elsewhere in
Ireland. In the nineteenth century there were a number of records off the Meath
and ...
10
Birds of the Middle East
... black wings in flight, though flight feathers slightly paler. Female has dark
brown body and crown with contrasting greyish-buff cheeks and dark wings in
flight. Separated from Velvet Scoter by head and wing pattern. Habitat Mainly
maritime.
Richard Porter, Simon Aspinall, 2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VELVET SCOTER»
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Javakheti Protected Area: Georgia's top birdwatching destination
Listed as one of Birdlife International's Important Bird Areas, the Javakheti Plateau is rich with important bird species; here you can find velvet scoter, ruddy ... «Agenda.ge, Aug 15»
Bird Notes: Five of the best places to see birds in North Wales …
Three Velvet Scoters off Aber Ogwen last week were perhaps part of a 2000-strong flock of Common Scoters that are summering off the Great Orme; more ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jul 15»
BirdLife's long path to stopping seabird deaths in Europe
In the Baltic, threatened and declining seaduck species such as Velvet Scoter and Long-tailed Duck are caught in large numbers in fishing nets as they feed by ... «Bird Watch, Jul 15»
BirdLife launches Europe's most ambitious bird project
... species with continuous population declines: Velvet Scoter, White-headed Duck, Black and Bearded Vultures, Dalmatian Pelican and European Turtle Dove. «Bird Watch, Apr 15»
BirdLife International launches Europe's most ambitious bird …
BirdLife International said that, SAPs will be revised and updated for the following 6 species: White-headed Duck, Velvet Scoter, Dalmatian Pelican, Cinereous ... «Gozo News, Apr 15»
Bird Notes: Summer migrants come to North Wales but bigger …
Another Surf Scoter, presumably from this overwintering flock, was seen from the Great Orme with thousands of Common Scoters and a few Velvet Scoters. «Daily Post North Wales, Mar 15»
Bird Notes: The not so common gull
Nearby, up to four Surf Scoters and six Velvet Scoters were off Old Colwyn at the weekend, and I counted more than 7000 Common Scoters from Pensarn. «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Bird Notes: How birds share the migration workload
Last weekend's northerly winds brought several unseasonal seabirds past our coast: Sooty Shearwater off North Stack; Little Auk and Velvet Scoter past Rhos ... «Daily Post North Wales, Feb 15»
Bird Notes: Little bustard welcomes in the New Year
Long-tailed Ducks and Velvet Scoters are also off Criccieth at the moment, with a few Scaup also off the Promenade. In last week's Bird Notes Julian marvelled ... «Daily Post North Wales, Jan 15»
Bird Notes: How migrants avoid a storm
Moving west, up to six male Surf Scoters are off Old Colwyn/Pensarn with a similar number of Velvet Scoters. Two Firecrests are at RSPB Conwy, with a ... «Daily Post North Wales, Dec 14»
