00:00A yearly count of Eda duck nests has been completed on Coquette Island as conservationists
00:07track one of Northumberland's best known coastal species. Wardens and volunteers found 269 nests
00:15on the island off the county's coast where the birds return every year to be bred. The RSPB
00:21says that it is lower than last year's total but broadly similar to recent levels.
00:26The census helps researchers understand nesting patterns and population changes.
00:31Eda's are known locally as coody ducks and have long associations with St Cuthbert.
00:37After hatching, females guide their ducklings from the island to mainland waters along Northumberland's
00:42coast each spring and summer.
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