Notes on the Breeding Habits of the Common Eider. As Observed in the Outer Hebrides.

this summer (1913) we found a good many pairs of Eiders (Somateria m. mollissima) nesting in the northern portion of a certain large fresh-water loch in the Outer Hebrides, The birds were, however, very shy at the nest, and even with a long-focus lens it was impossible to photograph them without a hiding-shelter. In this respect they differed markedly from the Eiders on the Fames and elsewhere, wh...