A COUPLE HUNDRED COMMON EIDERS NEST ON MSI.
VISITORS WILL LIKELY SEE FEMALES AT ANY TIME, WHILE YOUNG DUCKS SUCH AS THESE ARE LESS VISIBLE AND NOT SEEN UNTIL JULY.
THE MALES REMAIN APART AFTER NEST SITE SELECTION AND MATING SINCE THEIR PRESENCE SERVES NO GOOD PURPOSE AND THEY MIGHT EVEN ATTRACT UNWELCOME ATTENTION TO THE NESTING COLONY.