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First winter Drake Eider.
First winter Drake Eider.

Status

Resident along rocky coasts in the north and north-west of Ireland.

Identification

Large and heavy-built, with short neck, large head, long wedge-shaped bill. Birds seen in irregular - loose clusters. Males largely white with black belly, sides and stern. Head white with black crown, and pale green on sides of the nape.

Voice

Male with cooing display-call, and a far carrying 'a-ooh-e'.

Diet

They generally feed by diving in waters up to 20 m depth, feeding predominantly on mussels, other molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms.

Breeding

Eider nest colonially on offshore islets, along low-lying coast, usually where the threat of mammalian predation is minimal. Eider seldom occur far from the sea throughout the year. They breed around the coast of Scotland and northern England and along the north and northwest coasts of Ireland. Up to 100 pairs have been estimated in Ireland.

Wintering

Occurs on shallow, inshore coastal waters, near estuary mouths mostly along the northwest and northeast coastlines.

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Taken on: January 1, 2022
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Camera: Nikon D500, f/4.8, 1/1250 sec, 500mm (=750mm), ISO 360 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D500
Lens: 300.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture: f/4.8
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length: 500mm (35mm equivalent: 750mm)
ISO: 360
Exposure Bias: +1/3 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Center-weighted average
White Balance: Auto
Saturation: High
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.1 (Macintosh)
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