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A Lesser Scaup, only the second ever seen in North Wales, remained on Anglesey's Llyn Llygeirian to the year-end.

Entries must depict a live portrayal of one or more of the following five waterfowl species: wood duck, American wigeon, Northern pintail, green-winged teal, and lesser scaup. Artists are also required to portray this year's theme of "Celebrating Our Waterfowl Hunting Heritage," and/or include a hunting-related accessory.

HOMETOWN BUZZ

Redhead Ay thy a americana Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris Canvasback Aythya valisineria Lesser Scaup Aythya afpnis Bufflehead Bucephala albeola Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Clark's Grebe Aechmophorus clarkii Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrarhynchos Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi American Coot Fulica americana Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis Killdeer Charadrius vociferans Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus American Avocet Recurvirostra americana Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitaria Spotted Sandpiper Actitis mandarins Long-billed Curlew Numenius americanus Generic sandpiper Calidris sp.

Use of Laguna de Bustillos, Chihuahua, by waterbirds during the 2011-2012 wintering season

During the first winter period, PC2001 had a significantly higher percent composition of Bufflehead (PC2001 = 10.92%, PC2013 = 0.0%, [G.sub.1] = 15.1, P < 0.001), Gadwall (PC2001 = 10.52%, PC2013 = 0.0%, v = 14.6, P < 0.001), Lesser Scaup (PC2001 = 10.41%, PC2013 = 0.0%, [G.sub.1] = 14.4, P < 0.001), and Ring-Necked Duck (PC2001 = 17.90%, PC2013 = 0.0%, [G.sub.1] = 24.8, P < 0.001), while PC2013 had a greater percent composition of Lophodytes cucullatus L.

Winter Waterbird Community Composition and Use at Created Wetlands in West Virginia, USA

Stretches of the Indian River towards Wabasso, Sebastian and Vero Beach hold lesser scaup (bluebills) and other divers.

Going coastal for ducks: Florida's Atlantic and Gulf coasts offer unique waterfowling opportunities

My bag consisted of five lesser scaup, a bufflehead and two Barrow's goldeneyes.

Lady's choice: the three R's of retriever appeal

Some species, such as Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola), Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), Lesser Scaup (Athya affinis), and Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis) have diets that are almost exclusively macroinvertebrates throughout their entire lives (Hoppe and others 1986; Bendell and McNicol 1995; Thompson and Ankney 2002), while others like American Widgeon (Anas americana) consume mostly vegetation during adulthood (Wishart 1983; Knapton and Pauls 1994).

Relationships between wetland macroinvertebrates and waterfowl along an agricultural gradient in the Boreal Transition Zone of western Canada

The reservoir is especially important for wintering ring-necked ducks, canvas-backs, and lesser scaup (Aythya affinis).

Effects of hydrilla control on wintering waterfowl at lake Seminole, Georgia

So far this year, twitchers have been lucky enough to see a North American lesser scaup duck in Cardiff Bay.

It's not just a colourful flight of fancy - look what's starting to fly intoWales; They're normally spotted in the more exotic climes of Africa, South America and the Mediterranean. But changing global climates are bringing some unusual avian visitors to Wales, as Sion Morgan reports

They observed 84 species on count day and four additional species - lesser scaup, peregrine falcon, fish crow and common yellowthroat - during count week.

Ups and downs of birding