Red-breasted Merganser - siland

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Red-breasted Merganser - Siland - Mergus serrator
Småskrake - Toppet Skallesluger - Tukkakoskelo (Pikkukoskelo)

Red-breasted Merganser are one of the commonest species of duck in Øygarden. To me they often look comical with their "punk hair do".
They are a common winter visitor and widespread breeder in Øygarden as well as a migrant during seawatches

Merganser with young, Oygarden, July 2018

Merganser with chicks, Øygarden, July 2018
Merganser chicks, Oygarden, July 2018

Female Merganser, Dåvøy, February 2018

Male Red-breasted Merganser swallowing a stickleback, Tjeldstø, Øygarden, February 2008

Red-breasted Merganser with fish

All pictures on this page taken using a digital SLR camera with a 400mm telephoto lens

FFemale Red-breasted Merganser with fish, Herdlevær, January 2015

Red-breasted Merganser, Galtsjøen, Engerdal, May 2021
I usually associate Red-breasted Merganser with marine habitats and Goosander with freshwater. But things obviously not that clear cut. Both Goosander and Merganser are common in Engerdal

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