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https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/nf.birds/coiORNVzKsU | Uploaded 27 Dec 2018 by Alvan Buckley There was a heavy southward flight of Common Eiders past Cape Spear at first light this morning. Between 07:15 and 08:00 2500+ in many flocks flew south passing close by the rocks. Slower movement over next 2 hours. In late afternoon there were no eiders at all moving and none to see on the water until about 4 pm when a flock off 120 feeding close along the shoreline moved northward. At 4:45 1500 eiders flew in from the south and joined these 120 eiders. Among them were King Eiders and a classic example of the Western Arctic race of Common Eider (v-nigrum/Pacific Eider). While still very few confirmed records for the Atlantic Ocean there has been a steep upward curve in the number of sightings and highly suspect sighting (in a positive way!) in the last few years. Pacific Eider may be making in roads across the more open central Arctic During my six hours at Cape Spear on Sunday six about 5,500 Common Eiders, 15+ different King Eiders and the western eider V-nigrum. B Mactavish

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