Rare and unusual bird spotted at wildlife reserve

A rare bird has been spotted at a nature reserve in Arundel. Yvonne Kinasz captured the spectacled eider in photographs at the WWT Arundel Wetland Centre on Thursday. They showed the large male sea duck displaying its impressive plumage and being hen pecked by a female.

(Image: Yvonne Kinasz) READ MORE: A-Road closed following motorcycle crash The eiders breed on the coasts of Alaska and northeastern Siberia but are a less common sight in the UK. The males are recognisable by their distinctive white eye patches which give them their name. They dive in the sea for food, eating molluscs at sea and aquatic insects, crustaceans and plant material while at their breeding grounds.



Is it listed as a near threatened species. (Image: Yvonne Kinasz).