A female great scaup in the middle of a river, facing right.. She is grey on the sides and brown on her feathers and head. She has a distinctive grey bill with a black tip and a tiny yellow eye.

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A greater scaup swimming in the Milwaukee River. The scaup is surrounded by brown water in the photo. It is facing left. It has a grey bill. The head is black, but also has a green iridescence along the side. The eye is a bright yellow. The duck's breast is black, but seems to have a purplish sheen to it in this photo. The belly is white and its feathers are mottled. The tail is dark with some white spotting.

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Dit is weer een nieuwe vogelsoort voor mij, zaterdag gezien.
De #Topper is #15 voor #2026VogelJaar.

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A drake Scaup at Farmoor Reservoir. This is a diving duck, similar to a male Tufted Duck except that the Tufted Duck has a black back, and in the Scaup the back is grey. It's a relatively scarce winter visitor to the UK, more often found on inshore waters around the coast than on inland water bodies.

Greater Scaup:
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