This male Eider duck was in the middlle of Carrick Roads, the deep water channel of the Fal Estuary. Small flocks are sometimes seen in the estuary in the winter (see our Eider in Falmouth Harbour post in March) but … Read More
A small flock of 8 of these ducks was spotted on the water in Falmouth Harbour today. The photo shows an adult female with three first-winter males. Insight: Eider (Somateria mollissima) are seaducks eating coastal molluscs, especially mussels which they … Read More
Common name: Eider Latin name: Somateria mollissima Family: Swans, ducks and geese (Anatidae) This photo: WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire Gallery: British birds Insight: The UK’s heaviest and fastest-flying duck. Related images: