Below, a great series of photos from today of the Black Scoter near Rossbeigh, by Aidan Kelly. Note, in two of the photos, the bird seems to be calling. This was also seen on Friday last, when the male seemed to be obviously and frequently calling to other flock members. Anyone else noticed this behaviour?
Lots of birders are now making the journey from all over Ireland to twitch this bird, but with the continuing awful weather, it is proving an ordeal for many, but half decent views are possible once the conditions improve, even if only briefly. This has certainly been helped by most, if not all, the Rossbeigh scoter flock remaining together in more or less the same area for the past few days.
Thanks to Aidan for the images.
(You can click on any of the photos for a closer view)
This and all the below photos, Adult male Black Scoter with Common Scoter, near Rossbeigh, 11th January 2015 (Aidan Kelly).
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This and all the photos above, Adult male Black Scoter with Common Scoter, near Rossbeigh, 11th January 2015 (Aidan Kelly).
