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Irish Birding Sighting Record |
Website : |
www.irishbirding.com |
Sighting URL : |
https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/19180/Eider.html |
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
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Reported By : |
Not Specified
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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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Photos : |
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Photographer(s) : |
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Wilton Farrelly. Phone scoped image.
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