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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Somateria mollissima""

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Cam Lough

… of national importance. The breeding and non-breeding population of eider duck Somateria mollissima is also of national significance. The Copeland Island Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus colony is 1.7% of the world population and 16% of the Irish breeding population. The Copela…

Loch Fleet

…hiaticula, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, eider Somateria mollissima, Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea, common tern Sterna hirundo, and little tern Sternula albifrons breed on the foreshore, dune and saltmarsh habitats. Other coastal breeding birds in…

Firth of Forth

…ng-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, eider Somateria mollissima, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. An important post-breeding population of Sandwich terns Thalasseus sandvicensis uses the Forth whilst on…

Outer Belfast Lough

…. Notable wintering populations of purple sandpiper Calidris maritima and eider Somateria mollissima are also supported on the rock shores and open sea respectively. Seals are a notable feature within the site with a number of significant 'haul-outs' utilised by both grey seal Ha…

Eden Estuary

…ter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Scaup (Aythya marila), non-breeding Eider (Somateria mollissima), non-breeding Greylag goose (Anser anser), non-breeding

Isle of May

…and kittiwake Rissa tridactyla are found in nationally important numbers. Eider Somateria mollissima also breed in nationally important numbers. In winter, the island supports nationally important numbers of turnstone Arenaria interpres and purple sandpiper Calidris maritima.

Outer Ards

…wintering population, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus 82, 2.7% and eider Somateria mollissima 475, 23.8 % occur offshore. Wading species of significance are curlew Numenius arquata 917, 1.1 %, dunlin Calidris alpina 2239,1.8 %, lapwing Vanellus vanellus 5379, 2.2 %, oyster…

Meikle Loch and Kippet Hills

…e Anser brachyrhynchus, non-breeding* Waterfowl assemblage, non-breeding Eider Somateria mollissima, non-breeding Redshank Tringa totanus, non-breeding Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, non-breeding

Sands of Forvie and Ythan Estuary

…se Anser brachyrhynchus, non-breeding Waterfowl assemblage, non-breeding Eider Somateria mollissima, non-breeding Redshank Tringa totanus, non-breeding Lapwing Vanellus vanellus, non-breeding

Forth Islands

… by the gannet colony on the Bass Rock. The islands also support breeding eider Somateria mollissima and, while these are not notified features, the numbers on the islands are important.

Glannau Tonfanau i Friog

…ed here. Sand martin Riparia riparia breed within the southern cliffs and eider Somateria mollissima have nested on the shore. This is believed to be only the second record of nesting eider in Wales. Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis, herring gull Larus argentatus, raven Corvus corax , p…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…orax carbo), non-breeding Dunlin (Calidris alpina alpina), non-breeding Eider (Somateria mollissima), non-breeding Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), non-breeding Goosander (Mergus merganser), non-breeding Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), non-breeding Greylag goose (Anser anser)…

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

…ax carbo. The estuary attracts a variety of waders and wildfowl including eider Somateria mollissima, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, dunlin Calidris alpina, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and turnstone Arenaria interpres. The c…

Lough Foyle

…, mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1694, 3.4%, wigeon Anas penelope 8107, 6.5%, eider Somateria mollissima 50,2.5% and red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator 73,3.7%. Nationally important wader species are oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 2045, 4.1%, golden plover Pluvialis apricari…

Ramore Head and The Skerries

…being kittiwake Rissa tridactyla, black guillemot Cepphus grylle and eider duck Somateria mollissima. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/ramore-head-skerries-assi

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