At 2:15pm on March 12, 2018, Neil Robins and John Purves found an adult male King Eider in breeding plumage. The bird was in a large raft of scoters near to Bluffs Drive in the Eaglecrest Area of Qualicum Beach. They viewed the bird for an hour by scope. They were unable to photograph the bird due to distance.
The bird was relocated by Guy Monty et al. on March 13th at the end of Whitmee Rd and is being viewed as of 6:30pm. A scope is required. From March 18th to 22nd, the eider was relocated further north at the Little Qualicum Estuary and could be viewed from the beach access at the east end of Surfside Dr. The bird was seen on March 23rd from the end of Buller Rd, which is just south of the previous location - a map of the location can be viewed HERE.
The bird was seen at the original location at the end of Whitmee Rd on March 26, 2018.
*On April 2nd the bird continued at the end of Seacrest Place in Qualicum Beach.*
This is the 37th record for the province of British Columbia.
The bird was seen at the original location at the end of Whitmee Rd on March 26, 2018.
*On April 2nd the bird continued at the end of Seacrest Place in Qualicum Beach.*
This is the 37th record for the province of British Columbia.
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| King Eider in Qualicum Beach - Photo: Blair Dudeck |
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