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All photos of Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Tue, 20 Oct 2026
  Tresco (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Tue, 20 Oct 2026
 
Photo: Richard Stonier
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Tue, 20 Oct 2026
  Tresco (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Tue, 20 Oct 2026
 
Photo: Richard Stonier
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Bryher (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Bryher (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Bryher (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Sat, 17 Oct 2026
  Bryher (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sat, 17 Oct 2026
 
Photo: Richard Stonier
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Bryher (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Bryher (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Bryher (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Sat, 17 Oct 2026
  Bryher (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sat, 17 Oct 2026
 
Photo: Richard Stonier
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) 
  juvenile Taken: Tue, 13 Oct 2026
  Tresco (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Tue, 13 Oct 2026
 
Photo: Toby Green
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) 
    Taken: Fri, 20 Jun 2025
  Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) Uploaded: Sat, 21 Jun 2025
 
Photo: David Carr
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) 
    Taken: Fri, 20 Jun 2025
  Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) Uploaded: Sat, 21 Jun 2025
 
Photo: David Carr
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) 
    Taken: Fri, 20 Jun 2025
  Audenshaw Reservoirs (Greater Manchester) Uploaded: Sat, 21 Jun 2025
 
Photo: David Carr
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at East Wemyss (Fife) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at East Wemyss (Fife) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at East Wemyss (Fife) 
  adult, male Taken: Sun, 27 Apr 2025
  East Wemyss (Fife) Uploaded: Wed, 30 Apr 2025
  drake swimming with Velvets
Photo: John Nadin
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Colwyn Bay (Conwy) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Colwyn Bay (Conwy) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Colwyn Bay (Conwy) 
  adult, male Taken: Sat, 02 Nov 2024
  Colwyn Bay (Conwy) Uploaded: Fri, 15 Nov 2024
 
Photo: Muhummed H
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Druridge (Northumberland) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Druridge (Northumberland) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Druridge (Northumberland) 
  adult, male Taken: Mon, 11 Nov 2024
  Druridge (Northumberland) Uploaded: Mon, 11 Nov 2024
  2 drakes and a single female in flight mid afternoon. Approx. 600 metres offshore with flocks of Common Scoters and also several pairs of Velvet Scoters.
Photo: Frank Golding
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Druridge (Northumberland) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Druridge (Northumberland) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Druridge (Northumberland) 
  adult, male Taken: Mon, 11 Nov 2024
  Druridge (Northumberland) Uploaded: Mon, 11 Nov 2024
  One of 2 drakes and a single female, mid afternoon. Approx. 600 metres offshore with flocks of Common Scoters and also several pairs of Velvet Scoters.
Photo: Frank Golding
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Fri, 19 Apr 2024
  Walberswick (Suffolk) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2024
 
Photo: Paul Coombes
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Fri, 19 Apr 2024
  Walberswick (Suffolk) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2024
 
Photo: Paul Coombes
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Fri, 19 Apr 2024
  Walberswick (Suffolk) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2024
 
Photo: Paul Coombes
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Sat, 20 Apr 2024
  Walberswick (Suffolk) Uploaded: Mon, 22 Apr 2024
 
Photo: Terry Barker
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Sun, 21 Apr 2024
  Walberswick (Suffolk) Uploaded: Mon, 22 Apr 2024
 
Photo: Sean Nixon
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Walberswick (Suffolk) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Sun, 21 Apr 2024
  Walberswick (Suffolk) Uploaded: Mon, 22 Apr 2024
 
Photo: Sean Nixon
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Gullane (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Gullane (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Gullane (Lothian) 
    Taken: Sat, 31 Dec 2022
  Gullane (Lothian) Uploaded: Sun, 01 Jan 2023
 
Photo: Lukasz Pulawski
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Stinky Bay, Benbecula (Western Isles) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Stinky Bay, Benbecula (Western Isles) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Stinky Bay, Benbecula (Western Isles) 
  first-summer, male Taken: Sun, 22 May 2022
  Stinky Bay, Benbecula (Western Isles) Uploaded: Sun, 22 May 2022
 
Photo: Stephen Duffield
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Sat, 22 Jan 2022
  Tresco (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sun, 23 Jan 2022
  Skirt Island
Photo: Joe Pender
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Sat, 22 Jan 2022
  Tresco (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sun, 23 Jan 2022
  Skirt Island
Photo: Joe Pender
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Tresco (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Sat, 22 Jan 2022
  Tresco (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sun, 23 Jan 2022
  Skirt Island
Photo: Joe Pender
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
    Taken: Sun, 14 Feb 2021
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Sun, 14 Feb 2021
 
Photo: Lukasz Pulawski
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Luskentyre  (Western Isles) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Luskentyre  (Western Isles) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Luskentyre  (Western Isles) 
  adult, male Taken: Mon, 02 Nov 2020
  Luskentyre  (Western Isles) Uploaded: Tue, 03 Nov 2020
  Seen close to large Eider raft of Luskentyre beach.
Photo: Martin Benson
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Maywick (Shetland) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Maywick (Shetland) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Maywick (Shetland) 
    Taken: Wed, 23 Sep 2020
  Maywick (Shetland) Uploaded: Thu, 24 Sep 2020
 
Photo: Mark Coller
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
  St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sun, 01 Dec 2019
 
Photo: Andrew Jordan
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All photos of Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
  St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sun, 01 Dec 2019
 
Photo: Andrew Jordan
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) 
    Taken: Fri, 29 Nov 2019
  St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sun, 01 Dec 2019
 
Photo: Andrew Jordan
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All photos of Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Mon, 25 Nov 2019
  St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Mon, 25 Nov 2019
 
Photo: Martin Goodey
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) 
  first-winter, male Taken: Thu, 21 Nov 2019
  St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Sat, 23 Nov 2019
 
Photo: Martin Goodey
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) 
  female Taken: Wed, 20 Nov 2019
  St Mary's (Isles of Scilly) Uploaded: Wed, 20 Nov 2019
 
Photo: Martin Goodey
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh  (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh  (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh  (Lothian) 
  adult, male Taken: Sun, 10 Nov 2019
  Musselburgh  (Lothian) Uploaded: Tue, 12 Nov 2019
  With White-winged Scoter and Velvets adjacent the lagoons
Photo: Andrew Russell
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
  second-summer, male Taken: Fri, 23 Aug 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Mon, 26 Aug 2019
  2cy bird completely lacking a white nape patch
Photo: Mark Wilkinson
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
  male Taken: Fri, 23 Aug 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Sat, 24 Aug 2019
  Off the seawall with a large group of Velvet Scoter & Eider
Photo: Mark Wilkinson
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
    Taken: Sun, 05 May 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Fri, 17 May 2019
  2 of the 3 present!
Photo: Davie Abraham
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
  adult, male Taken: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  Surf Scoter with Velvet and Common and White winged all on show today.
Photo: Adrian Plumb
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All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
  adult, male Taken: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  One of the two pairs present, flying circuits along the seawall.
Photo: Mark Wilkinson
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
  adult, male Taken: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  One of the two drakes present, the bill looks ridiculous at close range!
Photo: Mark Wilkinson
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Surf Scoter
 
All photos of Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All photos of Surf Scoter Upload a photo of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) All the RBA news reports of the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh (Lothian) 
  adult, male Taken: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  Musselburgh (Lothian) Uploaded: Sun, 28 Apr 2019
  The drake in flight, smart birds!
Photo: Mark Wilkinson
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