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Published:
January 30, 2008
Seldom
seen duck turns heads at Highbridge's Apex Leisure Park
 A
seldom-seen species of duck has been turning heads at Apex Leisure
Park in Highbridge this week.
The
Greater Scaup is not rare to Northern Europe, but is fairly unusual
to this part of the country - and has been attracting the interest
of bird watchers during recent days.
The
adult Greater Scaup is 42-51 cm long with a 71-80 cm wingspan
and a blue bill and yellow eyes. This male bird - with its dark
head, black breast, light back, black tail and white bottom -
has been seen in the lakes at Apex in recent days.
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Park
Picture
courtesy of James
Packer
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