Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Willen Lake - 2nd February 2006
Photos copyright Matt Slaymaker
Velvet Scoters are a very rare species in the county and this individual did not help local birders by only staying for a few hours. Fortunately Matt Slaymaker was on hand to record the event, albeit in dull and foggy conditions. Several other birders did manage a county tick. To view details of the previous records in the county click here.