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New bird species spotted in Lake Çıldır in Turkey

A new bird species, smew duck, was spotted in the Lake Çıldır in eastern Turkey.

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"During our observations in the Çıldır Lake, one of the biggest lakes in the Eastern Anatolia, we spotted a smew that had not been seen in Kars before," Çoban said. "Of course, it was among the species we expected in winter but we hadn't seen it until today," he added. The male smew is white with a black back, while the female is gray with a red-brown head.