I had never seen long-tailed ducks before.

The most numerous birds of passage (around 1.6 million) are Long-tailed Ducks.

Many of the lakes hold breeding wildfowl, with species like Long-tailed Duck being found.

The Long-tailed Duck is gregarious, forming large flocks in winter and during migration.

Back at Cley, a long-tailed duck rested on Arnold's Marsh.

I did see several pairs of long-tailed ducks, formerly known as oldsquaw, another arctic bird, bobbing and diving in the water.

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed ducks, white-winged scoter, goldeneye and black ducks will most likely be spotted during winter.

Every spring over two million waterfowl pass Matsalu, of which around 1.6 million are Long-tailed Ducks.

Occasionally, there are special visitors such as Long-tailed Duck and Red-necked Grebe.

Lakes in central Massachusetts provide habitat for the common loon, while a significant population of long-tailed ducks winter off Nantucket.

Long-tailed Duck (Harelda glacialis) frequent the area.

Long-tailed Duck videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

Long-tailed Ducks in Sussex, 1948-1976

Long-tailed ducks also prepare to give up their marine existence for their summer home on the tundra pools of Iceland or northern Europe.

Clangula, Long-tailed Duck (one species)

It is named after the Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), a migrant to Svalbard.

Long-tailed Duck or Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis

Divers and rarer grebes are occasional visitors, as are sea duck (notably Long-tailed Duck).

Most Long-tailed Ducks are seen at sea or on tidal waters, but one or two are recorded on inland waters almost every year.

Breeding ducks include Long-tailed Duck, Northern Pintail, and Green-winged Teal.

Predators include Buff-breasted Sandpipers, Common Eiders, and Long-tailed Ducks.

It is the only living member of its genus, Clangula; this was formerly used for the goldeneyes, with the Long-tailed Duck being placed in Harelda.

Farther down the path lies the arctic aviary, home to the diving ducks including buffleheads, harlequin ducks, the smews, and long-tailed ducks.

Ludlow,F (1940) The Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) in Kashmir.

Clangula hyemalis

It is named after the Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis), a migrant to Svalbard.

Long-tailed Duck or Oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis

Ludlow,F (1940) The Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis) in Kashmir.

The American Ornithologists' Union changed the official American English name of the duck Clangula hyemalis from Oldsquaw to the long-standing British name Long-tailed Duck, because of wildlife biologists' concerns about cooperation with Native Americans involved in conservation efforts, and for standardization.

Three species of arctic residents, Lapland longspurs, snow buntings and rock ptarmigan, are joined annually by a dozen species of long-distance migrants - red-throated divers (loons)Gavia stellata, arctic terns Sterna paradisaea, oldsquaw Clangula hyemalis, common and king eider Somateria mollissima and S.