Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Ashleworth Ham

…g parts of the site and includelarge numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, pintail Anas acuta and shoveler Spatula clypeata. Other species which occur regularly but in lower numbers include tufted duck Aythya fuligula, pochard Aythya fer…

Inner Belfast Lough

…ic interest at high tide. Several other species of wildfowl-including mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca and wigeon Anas penelope and waders e.g. curlew Numenius arquata, dunlin Calidris alpina, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica…

Wet Moor

…ly, attracting large numbers of wildfowl including wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and pochard Aythya ferina together with gadwall Ana strepera, pintail Anas acuta, shoveler A. clypeata and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. Wet Moor is of internati…

Lynher Estuary

…ope which feed on the eel grass Zostera spp beds on nearby St John's Lake. Teal Anas crecca, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and pintail Anas acuta all occur in high numbers. The soft mud flats attract a nationally important population of black-tailed godwit …

Lough Foyle

…%, greylag goose Anser anser 67, 1.7%, shelduck Tadorna tadorna 287, 4.1%, teal Anas crecca 751, 1.2%, mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1694, 3.4%, wigeon Anas penelope 8107, 6.5%, eider Somateria mollissima 50,2.5% and red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator 73,3.7%. Nationally importa…

Upper Severn Estuary

…ese Anser erythropus and pink footed geese A. brachyrhynchus. Duck include teal Anas crecca, pintail Anas acuta, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. The estuary also provides feeding and roosting grounds for large numbers of gulls and waders particularly i…

Dibden Bay

…ite for feeding, particularly at night, especially wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, pintail Anas acuta and mallard Anas platyrhynchos, as well as flocks of curlew Numenius arquata and lapwing. At peak times, the site attracts 18 percent of all the wigeon using the Solent…

Frampton Pools

…ctus lacustris. The lakes are frequented in winter by large numbers of mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, shoveler A. clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and pintail Anas acuta. Rarer species such as smew Mergellus albellus and scaup Aythya ma…

Firth of Forth

…a particularly important area for this species. Wigeon Mareca penelope, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, and lapwing Vanellus vanellus are also found in important numbers in a variety of habitats. Birds: Breeding There are several breeding birds of importance in the Forth. Nationally …

Comber Mere

…ldfowl use the mere during the winter and the most abundant species are mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis. Along the north side of the mere is a mixed woodland which contains a large …

Flintsham & Titley Pools

…ter the pools provide a refuge for large numbers of waterfowl including mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, widgeon Mareca penelope, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis. The carr margins also provide an important habitat for siskins Spinus spin…

Allscott Settling Ponds

…luvialis apricaria, snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, shoveler and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. The bird population at this site has been studied for over twenty five years and is better known than that of any other …

Fishpool Valley

…s major breeding here. The pools and stream attract other birds such as mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, moorhen Gallinula chloropus and coot Fulica atra.

Carrick Heaths

…f P. collybita, snipe Gallinago gallinago, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveller Spatula clypeata and coot Fulica atra. The Red Data Book listed barn owl Tyto alba has also been recorded from Penstraze M…

Loch of Isbister and the Loons

…breeding ground for a range of birds including: wigeon Mareca penelope, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, red breasted merganser Mergus serrator, shoveler Spatula clypeata and shelduck Tadorna tadorna. The site is also notified for its nat…

Byton & Combe Moors

…important wetland site for birds in Herefordshire, with species such as mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecca, snipe Gallinago gallinago and curlew Numenius arquata which breed as well as overwinter on the site.

Cheddar Reservoir

…grebe Podiceps cristatus 100. Some of the dabbling ducks, which include mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1000, teal Anas crecca 1000 and shoveler Spatula clypeata 100, roost on the lake but feed elsewhere on the Somerset Levels. The lake provides food for up to 2500 wintering coots Ful…

Moorlinch

…ct herds of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus and mute swan Cygnus olor. mallard Anas platyrhynchos and teal Anas crecca are abundant throughout the winter. Small numbers of lapwing, snipe, curlew Numenius arquata and redshank Tringa totanus breed in the moist tussocky meadows whi…

Alresford Pond

…k e.g. maximum recorded numbers 1970 to 1976, 200 coot Fulica atra, 800 mallard Anas platyrhynchos, 270 teal Anas crecca, 83 wigeon A. penelope, 45 shoveler A. clypeata, 28 tufted duck Aythya fuligula, 64 pochard Aythya ferina. Similar eutrophic lakes are rare in chalk stream val…

Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary

…tailed godwit Limosa limosa. Other species include wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, dunlin Calidris alpina, turnstone Arenaria interpres, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, snipe Gallinago ga…

King's Sedgemoor

…ent. In late winter the moor is visited by waterfowl, with large flocks of teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Herds of mute swan Cygnus olor feed during the winter together with smaller numbers of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus. King’s Sedgemoor is consistently th…

Ynys Uchaf

…Water rail Rallus aquaticus is believed to breed and wildfowl, principally teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos, frequent the site, especially during winter. The adjacent Gwendraeth Bach is rich in aquatic invertebrates and is regularly used by otters Lutra lutra who t…

Ogston Reservoir

…The open water of the reservoir are the winter home of many hundreds of mallard Anas platyrhynchos with over 100 teal Anas crecca and wigeon Mareca penelope. Smaller numbers of pochard Aythya ferina and tufted duck are present throughout the winter and other waterfowl come in to …

Lough Neagh

…nus 3.7% ; shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2.4% ; gadwall Mareca strepera 14.6% ; teal Anas crecca 1.8% ; mallard Anas platyrhynchos 6.9% ; and coot Fulica atra 16.5%. These birds are mostly associated with open water, shallow lough shore and wet grassland. In the summer the Lough suppo…

Higher Moors & Porth Hellick Pool (St. Mary's)

…d the surrounding reed beds are important for breeding birds, including mallard Anas platyrhynchos, gadwall A. strepera, teal Anas crecca, coot Fulica atra, moorhen Gallinula chloropus and sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. The site also provides valuable food and shelter …

Achanalt Marshes

…ute swan Cygnus olor, wigeon Mareca penelope, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Mesotrophic loch Flood-plain fen

North Moor

…plover Pluvialis apricaria with smaller numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos when flooding occurs. Flocks of fieldfare Turdus pilaris and redwing T. iliacus visit the area in winter. The ditches and rhynes are known to be used by otte…

Gladhouse Reservoir

…oose Anser anser are also present. The reservoir also supports breeding mallard Anas platyrhynchos, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, teal Anas crecca, coot Fulica atra, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. There …

Toddbrook Reservoir

…including waterbirds such as great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Other waterfowl such as teal Anas crecca and pochard Aythya ferina use the reservoir as a wintering roost and feeding area.

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…eed on the wet grasslands, whilst under flood conditions, wildfowl such as teal Anas crecca, wigeon A. penelope and mallard Anas platyrhynchos move on to the Moors. The pastures remain moist into spring and early summer when the tussocky fields support breeding snipe, lapwing, cu…

Hilton Gravel Pits

… sites in the area. Numbers also increase considerably in hard winters. mallard Anas platyrhynchos is the most common species with teal Anas crecca, pochard Aythya ferina and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. There are, on average ten species of water bird normally using this site in …

Skomer Island and Middleholm

… the only breeding gadwall Mareca strepera in Pembrokeshire, along with mallard Anas platyrhynchos and shoveler A. clypeata. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna and teal Anas crecca occasionally nest, and teal also overwinter. A unique race of the bank vole Myodes glareolus skomerensis tha…

Moine Mhor

…ddition, the bay provides feeding for one of the largest concentrations of teal Anas crecca, wigeon Mareca penelope, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and mallard Anas platyrhynchos in mainland Argyll and also acts as a staging post for migrating birds such as whooper swan Cygnus cygnus.

Blagdon Lake

…bers of wintering waterfowl. There are nationally important populations of teal Anas crecca up to 2,000 and large numbers of mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1,000, tufted duck Aythya fuligula 425, pochard Aythya ferina 750, wigeon Mareca penelope 1,000 and coot Fulica atra 1,150. gadw…

Loe Pool

…a can reach nationally important levels and regionally important counts of teal Anas crecca are not unusual. There are also high counts for pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, gadwall Mareca strepera, and …

The Swale

… on autumn and spring migrations. Several species, wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and grey plover Pluvialis squatarola regularly overwinter in numbers of international importance+. Others, including shoveler Spatula clypeata, knot Calidris canutus, dunlin Calidris alpin…

Great Pool (Tresco)

…ng and migrant birds. The breeding birds include mute swan Cygnus olor, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, gadwall Mareca strepera, water rail Rallus aquaticus, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and reed warbler A. scirpaceus. The pool is important for wintering wildfowl, particu…

Bridgwater Bay

…in, shelduck, wigeon, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and teal Anas crecca. Populations of national importance are those of ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and grey plover Pluvialis squatarola. Significant numbers of knot Calidris canutus, turnstone Arenaria …

Thorness Bay

…s squatarola, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, dunlin Calidris alpina, teal Anas crecca, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, curlew Numenius arquata, and snipe Gallinago gallinago. Thorness shore is a particularly important site in The Solent system for its overwintering turnstone Aren…

Priddy Pools

…. Breeding birds include moorhen Gallinula chloropus, coot Fulica atra, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. Priddy Pools is an important research site. Detailed study of the algae in the northern pool was car…

Upham Meadow and Summer Leasow

…, sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and mallard Anas platyrhynchos. The site is also important for overwintering waders and wildfowl which use the site to feed and roost. It regularly supports large numbers of lapwing, dunlin Calidris alpina and u…

Brampton Bryan Park

…lco subbuteo. The areas of open water have tufted duck Aythya fuligula, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and occasionally mute swan Cygnus olor. The mammals include badger Meles meles and polecat Mustela putorius.

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

… a variety of waders and wildfowl including eider Somateria mollissima, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, dunlin Calidris alpina, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and turnstone Arenaria interpres. The component rivers have an aquati…

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…rdea cinerea, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, mute swan Cygnus olor, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. Associated wetlands provide valuable feeding…

Risley Moss

…nthus pratensis, skylark Alauda arvensis, reed bunting Emberiza cirlus, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and snipe Gallinago gallinago. The area is also of value for wintering wildfowl and raptors.

Old River Severn, Upper Lode

…d inland. Bird life of the site includes large numbers of duck, mainly mallard Anas platyrhynchos and coot Fulica atra on the open water. Reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus breed in the willows. Kingfisher Alcedo atthis is regularly seen, as …

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, pintail Anas acuta, dunlin Calidris alpina and redshank Tringa totanus occurring in numbers of international significance. Also present in numbers of national significance are turnstone Arenaria interpres, bl…

River Frome

…f the waterfowl, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, mute swan Cygnus olor and mallard Anas platyrhynchos are ubiquitous, but less obvious is the water rail Rallus aquaticus which breeds in dense fen vegetation. The wet grassland breeding birds of the Lower Frome valley have all undergo…

Briddlesford Copses

…riety of wildfowl and wading birds including snipe Gallinago gallinago, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and heron Ardea cinerea, there is a heronry (heron) within the site. Other information, dormouse, red squirrel and all species of bat are listed in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and C…

Woodchester Park

…ge for small numbers of wintering wildfowl and breeding species such as mallard Anas platyrhynchos and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. Eleven species of dragonfly occur here including the nationally restricted ruddy darter Sympetrum sanguineum and the downy emerald Cordulia …

Big Pool & Browarth Point(St Agnes)

…a. Ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula breed along those beaches, whilst mallard Anas platyrhynchos, coot Fulica atra and moorhen Gallinula chloropus breed at Big Pool. This is also an important wetland feeding site for birds on passage and supports small flocks of wintering wildf…

Chew Valley Lake

…k, 490 and gadwall Mareca strepera 210 and nationally important numbers of teal Anas crecca 1750 and tufted duck Aythya fuligula 570. Other species over wintering include golden eye Bucephala clangula, wigeon Mareca penelope, snipe Gallinago gallinago, lapwing Vanellus vanellus a…

Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes

… numbers (5) during migration. Wildfowl that occur on the site include mallard Anas platyrhynchos, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and occasionally brent goose Branta bernicla. Many of the birds use more than one habitat, some for example feed on the mud flats at low tide and then move…

Dernish Island

…ing birds on the island include great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, mallard Anas platyrhynchos and shoveler Spatula clypeata. The vegetation on the island provides cover for nests and young birds. Other important factors for breeding birds are the heavy nature of the soils, w…

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

…ckpool Bridge although there is tidal influence as far upstream as the weir at Canaston Bridge. This section of the river is typical of a western river on sandstone and shales with moderate levels of nutrient. The partly shaded river channel supports a range of aquatic plants typ…

River Lugg

…and common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos also breed on the river, as do mallards Anas platyrhynchos which are plentiful. Some active cutting faces of the meanders hold colonies of sand martin Riparia riparia. Other Information The site interest includes the following species cover…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…lage regularly includes large numbers greater than 2,000 individuals of mallard Anas platyrhynchos and lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Eleven species of waterbird regularly winter here in nationally important numbers, mute swan Cygnus olor, wigeon Mareca penelope, gadwall A. strepera,…

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