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Sighting Ref : IB19180
Sighting Date : 02 Jan 10
Common Name : Eider
Scientific Name : Somateria mollissima
Location : Glasagh Bay
County : Donegal
Number Seen : 1
Principal Observer(s) : Derek Charles and Wilton Farrelly Not Specified
Reported By : Not Specified
Comments : Male, presumed S. dresseri. Glasagh Bay, North Fanad. Key features. Big lobes at the top of the bill. Very orange bill. Obvious sails. More extensive green on the neck than accompanying Eider and extended under the black cap. Fine black line between bill and feathering. 1st Western Palearctic record.
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Photographer(s) : © Wilton Farrelly. Phone scoped image.
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