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Common Eider
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Rocky coasts, sea-lochs.
Diet: Mussels.
Best time to spot: Fluffy down farmed in Iceland.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in UK winter wildfowl.
How rare is it?
The Common Eider sits in our Uncommon tier for the UK: regular, but you usually need the right place or the right season. It is Amber-listed in Birds of Conservation Concern 5, the middle level of concern in the UK.
Where to see it
Reserves where the Common Eider is on the list:
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- King EiderEpic · Coastal seas (very rare)
- Black GuillemotUncommon · Rocky coasts; sheltered firths
- Eurasian Rock PipitUncommon · Rocky coasts
- European ShagUncommon · Rocky coasts
- Arctic TernUncommon · Northern coasts (summer)
- Common GoldeneyeUncommon · Lakes
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