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Birds seen on seashores in the UK: Eider |
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Glasgow Digital Library - Eider
Ducks http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/keacam/keacam0704.htm Digest article devoted to Scottish enthusiast’s field study notes. Recounts finding large numbers of eiders, large clutches of eggs, and training session in flying. |
| Lincolnshire Bird Club - Eider
Duck http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/eider.htm Download two colour images of eider ducks swimming taken by bird club member on the eastern coast of England. Records name, date shot, and location. |
| Northumberland County Council
- Eider Ducks
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/vg/eider_duck.htm Find out about fascinating connection between this duck, conservation, and an early Northumbrian saint. Tells where to sight an eider, and shows colour photograph of male. |
| Royal Society for Protection
of Birds - Eider http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/e/eider/index.asp Investigate duck that breeds in Scotland and north of England that boasts weight and speed. View colour illustration of adult male and see distribution map of UK. |
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Environmental Activists http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/archives/pages/news%20stories/2004/july_2004/ eider_ducks_drowned_at_salmon_farm.htm Read this sad story from Scottish newspaper about this protected species being caught in nets over salmon farms and dying. Offers statements from those involved. |
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ThreeFeathers Design: British
Birds - Eider Duck http://www.threefeathers.co.uk/birds/eider_1.htm Get to know what the eider duck looks like with three colour photographs of adult female in water and one image of an adult male. Gives photographer and location. |
| Tiscali Reference - Eider http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0008227.html Begin to understand the dramatic differences between the male and female of the species. Colour illustration supplied plus written description. |
| Twycross Zoo - Eider Duck http://www.twycrosszoo.com/PDF/common%20eider.pdf Check out breeding and wintering habits of heaviest duck to visit Britain. Supported by map of the world, plus description of appearance, diet, and threats. |
| Hinterland Who’s Who - Common
Eider http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=38/ Asserts that this bird is the largest duck in the northern hemisphere and may nest in colonies of 10,000 or more. Browse conservation resources. |
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Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Gallery - Common Eide |
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