On our way north today we took the opportunity to call in at Musselburgh near Edinburgh to see the returning Stejneger's scoter that I saw last year at Lower Largo in Fife, on the opposite side of the Firth or Forth. It has occasionally been showing quite well this year and I had hoped for good views, but though the views were better than previously, they were still only moderate at best. In the photo above it's the second bird from the left and is identifiable by it's larger head in comparison to the velvet scoter, larger white tick behind the eye and bulbous bill.
Also today around 30 velvet scoters, two little gulls, two arctic skuas and around 500 eider.
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