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White-winged scoter

Melanitta deglandi

547Records since 2000
MayPeak month
8Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan21
Feb35
Mar41
Apr80
May106
Jun32
Jul55
Aug22
Sep30
Oct67
Nov41
Dec17

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1East Lothian Scotland234
2Fife Scotland137
3Aberdeen City Scotland40
4Aberdeenshire Scotland15
5Shetland Islands —14
6City of Edinburgh Scotland13
7Angus Scotland3
8Surrey England1
18 England529 Scotland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 8 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
547
Peak month
May
Counties with records
8
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Melanitta deglandi
Group
Birds
Most recorded in
East Lothian, Fife
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Genus
Melanitta
Name with authority
Melanitta deglandi (Bonaparte, 1850)
Described
1850
Contributing datasets
3

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q2020137 · GBIF 2498243