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An Eider duck on the nest
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Image details:  
Image Description: An Eider duck on the nest
Image notes: Domestic bliss among the bracken.
Species in Image: Eider
Date:
Area: Unst
Old Haa Image Reference Number: btc00557

General details:  
Common Name Eider
Latin Name Somateria mollissima
Shetland Name Dunter
Latin Group Name Anseriformes
Latin Family Name Anatidae
Common Family Name Swans, Geese and Ducks
Description A breeding resident. In recent years breeding numbers have greatly decreased. The reason for this has been difficult to establish.
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