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 Post subject: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:48 pm 
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Not even a sniff of a report on here,just a photo?and the first female and only second record for Lincolnshire too.


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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 10:10 pm 
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Did you only realise it was a King Eider when you looked at the photos Joe!?


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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:39 pm 
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Thayers scenario?


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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:49 pm 
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Leverton as well...... ** head thumps on to computer desk **

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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 7:45 am 
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Joe Pell is not a member of the birdclub, so he has no access to the forum. However, he sent me the following email....

"The female King Eider was originally ID'ed as a female Eider duck and at the same time, there was a flock of Scoters and Velvet Scoter flying round and we were taking pictures of them all. Tonight, I got an email from Steve Keightley and he was talking to Neil Smith about a bird that looked good for a female Eider. I checked my photos and found the bird and got the news out as soon as I found out it was a King Eider regardless of how late it may be. The bird may be quite difficult to view from land as it was about a mile out at sea nr Wrangle Marshes."

I wasn't on the trip, and I have no further information....

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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 2:11 pm 
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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:02 pm 
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Steve Watson wrote:
Thayers scenario?

Totally different actually Tom identified the Thayer's in the field the photos just added support to his original identification


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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 3:06 pm 
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Do the Eiders in the area come closer in shore on spring tides or during any specific weather conditions to offer hope of a sighting from land and if so do local observers have an idea of where is the best spot to search from?


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 Post subject: Re: Female King Eider
PostPosted: Wed Apr 25, 2012 4:20 pm 
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Try from near Leverton pumping station at TF436471. Adrian White reports 300 eider from here around 500m offshore at high tide....not had the chance myself yet.

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