Velvet Scoter
Latin: Melanitta fusca (Linné 1758)
Svenska: Svärta
Deutsch: Samtente
Sensitive to heat waves
Velvet scoters thrive in cold water, so they live quite far out in the archipelago. In a heat wave, its young may die from the warmth.
If you want to see velvet scoters, you should visit Uppland’s outer archipelago in June.
Between September and November, velvet scoters migrate to the southern Baltic Sea and to the North Sea, returning in May.
Photo: Mattias Nordlund ©
Latest sightings of velvet scoters in Uppland
NatureGate on the velvet scoter