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29-06-2008, 04:05 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Cromford, Derbyshire Dales
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These ducks were taken in Jun 08 at Craster, Northumberland , not really sure what they are, could they be Eider ducks?  
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29-06-2008, 04:19 PM
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Yes Eiders I'd say.
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29-06-2008, 04:31 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nairn,Nairnshire,Scotland
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Hello Shirl look like Eider Ducks - Somateria mollissima to me nice pics to well done
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29-06-2008, 04:44 PM
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Yea I agree with eiders, there probaly going into eclipse (moulting) hence the odd colouration  |
29-06-2008, 05:17 PM
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Many thanks for the confirmation | | |
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