Common Scoter
Melanitta nigraBirds
About common scoter hunting
The common scoter is a dark sea duck that spends most of the year on open water. Hunting is done from boats or stands in the skerries.
It is tough and requires heavy shot and good precision. Scoters often fly in tight flocks low over the water.
Hunting is often combined with other seabird hunting along the coast.
Hunting Season
10. sep – 23. des
Weight
800–1400 g
Distribution
Svartanda hekker på fjellet i Nord-Norge. Under trekk og om vinteren finnes den langs hele norskekysten, ofte i store flokker.
Terrain
Åpent hav, fjorder og kystfarvann. Svartanda dykker etter muslinger og skalldyr på grunner utenfor kysten.
Identification
Hannen er helt svart med gul nebbknøl. Hunnen er mørk brun med lysere kinn.
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