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..     EIDER (somateria mollissima).     ..

Photo & insert taken at Ayr Harbour, Mar '05

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 50-71cm

Wingspan: 80-108cm

Weight: 1.5-2.8kg

 

 

 

Coo-ing call 'coo-oOH-oo'

 

 

 

 

 

Rocky coasts and estuaries.

 

 

 

 

 

Widespread

Locally common

Amber List

 

 

 

?x?mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

4-6

25-28 days

65-75 days

Season: May-Sep

31 years

 

 

Breeding: 32-33,000 females

Winter: 78,000

 

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