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Image Description: |
Eiders in Mid Yell Voe |
Image notes: |
Early spring on the water |
Species in Image: |
Eider |
Date: |
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Area: |
Yell |
Old Haa Image Reference Number: |
btc00556 |
General details: |
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Common Name |
Eider |
Latin Name |
Somateria mollissima |
Shetland Name |
Dunter |
Latin Group Name |
Anseriformes |
Latin Family Name |
Anatidae |
Common Family Name |
Swans, Geese and Ducks |
Description |
A breeding resident. In recent years breeding numbers have greatly decreased. The reason for this has been difficult to establish.
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