A male long-tailed duck (Clangula hyemalis) swimming off the pier at Lower Largo. This is the first time that I had seen this duck but it is quite unmistakable with its black and white colouring and long pointed tail which is 10 to 15 cm (4 to 6 in) long . The bill is dark grey crossed by a deep pink band.
The long-tailed duck in the foreground with a black-headed gull above.
Long-tailed duck, two black-headed gulls and on the rocks opposite the pier oyster-catchers and two herring gulls.
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