Dispersal, movements and site fidelity of post‐fledging King Eiders Somateria spectabilis and their attendant females

Post‐fledging dispersal and site fidelity are poorly understood, particularly for sea ducks that spend the majority of their annual cycle at sea. This is the first description of movements and their timing for first‐year (juvenile) and second‐year (subadult) King Eiders Somateria spectabilis in relation to their attendant females. We fitted satellite transmitters that operated for 2 years to 63 hatch‐year birds and 17 attendant females at...