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==Behaviour and ecology== It [[Bird migration|winters]] farther south in [[Temperate climate|temperate]] zones, on the coasts of [[Europe]] as far south as [[Morocco]]. It forms large flocks on suitable coastal waters. These are tightly packed, and the birds tend to take off and dive together. [[File:Melanitta nigra MWNH 1025.JPG|thumb|Egg, Collection [[Museum Wiesbaden]]]] The lined nest is built on the ground close to the sea, lakes or rivers, in woodland or [[tundra]]. 6β8 [[egg]]s are laid. This species dives for [[crustacean]]s and [[Mollusca|molluscs]]; it also eats aquatic [[insect]]s and small [[fish]] when on fresh water. The common scoter is one of the species to which the ''[[Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds]]'' (AEWA) applies.
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