Birding The Nothe
Common Eider Somateria mollissima
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JDM records
2003 - The superb adult drake remained off the pier until 21 Jan.
2002 - An imm drake was in Newton's Cove on the unlikely date of 19 May. A superb adult drake - the first I can remember seeing here - was off the pier on the harbour side on 30 Dec, lingering into the New Year.
2001 - An imm. drake in Weymouth Bay from 24 - 30 Dec.
1985 - 4 fem./imms off the pier, 11 Jan.
1984 - Nine on 5 Mar the only record.
1983 - Two on 2 Feb.
1982 - One 26 - 28 Jan; one 3 Dec
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Weymouth Bay monthly maxima |
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Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| 2003 | *8 | *5 | *2 | *2 | *2 | *2 | ||||||
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | *8 | *8 | *8 | *1 | *1 | *1 | *4 | *4 | *4 | |||
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1999 |
*5 |
*4 | *4 | *10 | *10 | |||||||
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1998 |
*3 |
*7 |
*7 |
*5 |
*2 |
*2 |
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*7 |
*6 |
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1997 |
*10 |
*6 |
*1 |
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*1 |
*10 |
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1996 |
*18 |
*8 |
*8 |
*4 |
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*1 |
*2 |
*5 |
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1995 |
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2 |
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1994 |
*36 |
*31 |
*17 |
*9 |
*3 |
*3 |
*1 |
*1 |
*1 |
*1 |
*3 |
*2 |
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1993 |
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3 |
3 |
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1992 |
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1 |
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2 |
3 |
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1991 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1990 |
1 |
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1989 |
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1988 |
*5 |
*5 |
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*11 |
*9 |
*32 |
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1987 |
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1 |
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* - records combined with Portland Harbour
Records from Bird Reports
2001 - Weymouth Bay: singles on 25 Feb, 26 & 30 Dec.
1995 - Weymouth Bay : Two on 1 Nov.
1993 - Weymouth Bay : 1 - 3 from 25 Nov - 9 Dec.
1992 - Weymouth Bay : 1 on 11 Feb; 2 on 24 Nov; 2 on 29 Nov; 3 on 12-13 Dec.
1991 - Weymouth Bay: Singles 8 & 13 Feb; one, 2 Dec.
1990 - Weymouth Bay: Single on 25 Jan.
1987 - Weymouth Bay : Single 15 Oct.
1983 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay max 4 on 6 Mar & 16 in Dec.
1982 - Portland Harbour/Weymouth Bay max 10 on 1 Jan & 4 in Dec. Up to three summering Weymouth Bay 4 May - 20 Jun