Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
0–10
Mar
0–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
0–10
Jul
0–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
10–20%
2 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
10–20%
3 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
4 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
5 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
6 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
Insufficient data
7 Gauja National Park 🇱🇻 Latvia
Insufficient data
8 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Common Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park?

About 10% of visitor-days record a Common Scoter sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 1262 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Common Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Common Scoter in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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