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EIDER
There have been 7 records of Eider in the county, involving some 11
individuals.
The largest single group involved 3 female/immatures on the 6th November
1982 at Ashworth Moor Reservoir.
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1970 |
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Pennington Flash |
May |
Drake |
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1982 |
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Ashworth Moor Reservoir |
6th Nov |
3 females/immatures, and one on the next day, during a spell of moderate
south-easterly winds |
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1982 |
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Scotman's Flash |
19th-21st Dec |
Female, following north-westerly gales |
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1983 |
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Audenshaw Reservoirs |
14th Nov |
Two immature drakes, with one staying the following day |
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1993 |
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Audenshaw Reservoirs |
31st Oct-4th Nov |
2 immature birds, male and female |
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1993 |
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Castleshaw Reservoirs |
7-14th Nov |
Female |
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1994 |
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Atherton |
30th Sept |
Female found in a garden, released on the Alt Estuary 1st October |
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