Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…ll Mareca strepera, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveler A. clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, water rail Rallus aquaticus, avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, black headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, Sandwich tern…

Lough Neagh

…h-west European flyway population are whooper swan Cygnus cygnus 1.6% ~ pochard Aythya ferina 8.4% ; tufted duck Aythya fuligula 2.5% ; scaup Aythya marila 1.1% and goldeneye Bucephala clangula 3.8%. Other significant species are with their percentages of the Irish population gre…

Lochs of Harray and Stenness

… in the Loch of Harray. Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), non-breeding Pochard (Aythya ferina), non-breeding Scaup (Aythya marila), non-breeding Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), non-breeding Caddis fly (Ylodes reuteri) Freshwater nerite snail (Theodoxus fluviatilis)

Frampton Pools

… 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 marila may also be seen. Tufted duck and mallard also breed on the sit…

Dearne Valley Wetlands

…reca strepera, shoveler Spatula clypeata, garganey Spatula querquedula, pochard Aythya ferina, bittern Botaurus stellaris, black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus and willow tit Poecile montanus klienschmidti. • Non-breeding gadwall Mareca strepera and shoveler Spatula clype…

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…on Little Sea is important for wildfowl, with notable concentrations of pochard Aythya ferina, scaup Aythya marila, gadwall Mareca strepera and goldeneye Bucephala clangula amongst the species regularly present.

Humber Estuary

…la, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, pochard Aythya ferina, scaup Aythya marila, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, avocet, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, grey plover Pluvia…

Wraysbury No. 1 Gravel Pit

…g great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and coot Fulica atra. The pit was excavated in the 1950s and is now almost fully mature, with most of the lake margins dominated by trees and scrub. In a fe…

Barn Elms Wetland Centre

…ey heron Ardea cinerea, mute swan Cygnus olor, gadwall Mareca strepera, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, little ringed plover Charadrius dubius, redshank Tringa totanus, common tern Sterna hirundo, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler Acroceph…

Swanscombe Peninsula

…Black Duck Marsh, also support a number of breeding waterfowl including pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, gadwall Mareca strepera, shoveler Spatula clypeata, mute swan Cygnus olor and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.

Amwell Quarry

…ollis, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, gadwall Mareca strepera, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, little ringed plover Charadrius dubius, common tern Sterna hirundo, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler A. scir…

Ingrebourne Marshes

…ow wagtail Motacilla flava which favour the wet tussocky grasslands and pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and mallard Anasplaty rhynchos which use the cover of the tall fen communities in proximity to open water. The reed beds hold large populations of reed bunti…

Loe Pool

…ts 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 coot Fulica atra. Several rare birds have been recorded here in wint…

Comber Mere

…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 heronry (heron). This heronry is thought to da…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…ining plant species of local importance. The Witchett Pool has breeding pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, mute swan Cygnus olor, coot Fulica atra, grey-lag goose Anser anser, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus. Substan…

Orwell Estuary

…reca strepera, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveler Spatula clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, avocet, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, redshank and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. The breeding bird assemblage is concentrated in three main areas…

Hilton Gravel Pits

…rd 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 winter. The grassland, on neutral to acidic soils, is probably typical of wha…

River Test

…s coot Fulica atra and moorhen Gallinula chloropus are frequent and tufted duck Aythya fuligula, pochard Aythya ferina and mute swan Cygnus olor also nest. Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and reed warbler A. scirpaceus can be numerous in the tall vegetation with scattere…

Oakley Pool

…vide secure breeding areas for little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, tufted duck Aythya fuligula pochard Aythya ferina and ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis. Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia breeds in the tall vegetation at the north end of the pool. The site is regularly used fo…

Great Pool (Tresco)

…a, wigeon Mareca penelope, shoveler Spatula clypeata, mallard, gadwall, pochard Aythya ferina and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. The site is a valuable feeding and sheltering area for a large number of Eurasian birds on passage and vagrant birds from North America are regularly rep…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

… wigeon Mareca penelope, gadwall A. strepera, shoveler A. clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, pochard Aythya ferina, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, bittern Botaurus stellaris, coot Fulica atra and golden plover Pluvialis apricaria. The …

Ashleworth Ham

…a. Other species which occur regularly but in lower numbers include tufted duck Aythya fuligula, pochard Aythya ferina, gadwall Mareca strepera and garganey Spatula querquedula. Up to one hundred Bewick's swans Cygnus columbianus visit the area occasionally. White fronted geese A…

Holborough to Burham Marshes

… is especially important for wintering flocks of wildfowl including tufted duck Aythya fuligula, pochard Aythya ferina, gadwall Mareca strepera and wigeon Mareca penelope particularly in very cold weather when pochard may occasionally be present in nationally significant numbers.…

Slapton Ley

… olor, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, gadwall Mareca strepera, pochard Aythya ferina and tufted duck Aythya fuligula also feed in the open water and breed in the reed fringe. There is a nationally important population of Cetti’s warbler breeding in the fen woodland fring…

Westwood Great Pool

…er breeding species include great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and pochard Aythya ferina. Westwood great Pool is also one of the most important sites for over wintering waterfowl in Worcestershire.

Alresford Pond

…eal 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 valleys and Alresford Pond is considered to be the best example within the county.

Blagdon Lake

… 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. gadwall Mareca strepera, pintail Anas acuta, shoveler Spatula clypeata, goldeneye Bucephala cla…

Sowley Pond

…d wigeon Mareca penelope and teal Anas crecca in winter. Numbers of tufted duck Aythya fuligula and pochard Aythya ferina are often substantial. Breeding wetland birds include mallard, tufted duck and great crested grebes Podiceps cristatus. The heronry grey heron Ardea cinerea, …

Calke Park

…ding birds on the site include little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and pochard Aythya ferina, all of which make use of the pond and reedbed habitat. Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus and green woodpecker Picus viridis, great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos m…

Southlake Moor

…reca penelope, 250 Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus and good numbers of pochard Aythya ferina, teal Anas crecca and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. When floods recede, large flocks of lapwing Vanellus vanellus and snipe Gallinago gallinago return to feed; with dunlin Calidris alpina…

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…ing areas in Kent. Breeding species include avocet, shelduck, shoveler, pochard Aythya ferina, mute swan Cygnus olor, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, teal Anas crecca and gadwall Mareca strepera. The saltmarsh, in addition to serving as a roosting area for waders at high tide and su…

Portmore Lough

…larly holds nationally important numbers of three species of waterfowl; pochard Aythya ferina 3.6% of the Irish wintering population, tufted duck Aythya fuligula 3.0% and coot Fulica atra 4.0\. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/portmore-lough-assi

Wet Moor

…igeon 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 international importance for wintering herds of Bewick’s swan…

Loch Leven

…la, non-breeding Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus, non-breeding Pochard Aythya ferina, non-breeding Shoveler Spatula clypeata, non-breeding Teal Anas crecca , non-breeding Tufted duck Aythya fuligula, non-breeding Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, non-breeding Waterfowl assem…

Shotton Lagoons and Reedbeds

…as mute swan Cygnus olor, great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus, tufted duck, Aythya fuligula and black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, the lagoons can provide roosting and feeding opportunities for a range of wintering waterfowl species such as wigeon, Mareca penelope…

Upper Severn Estuary

…wintering population, shoveler Spatula clypeata 100; c. one percent and pochard Aythya ferina 840; c. two percent. Other wildfowl feeding or resting on the flats or the fields include occasional lesser white fronted geese Anser erythropus and pink footed geese A. brachyrhynchus. …

Ogston Reservoir

…d grebe Podiceps cristatus, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and tufted duck Aythya fuligula together with waterside waders such as common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and little ringed plover Charadrius dubius. Lapwing Vanellus vanellus nest on the drier, grazed swards with s…

Lulworth Park & Lake

… wetland birds and in winter holds good numbers of wildfowl, especially pochard Aythya ferina.

Lough Beg

…ionally important concentrations of wintering wildfowl, with numbers of pochard Aythya ferina, teal Anas crecca, shoveler Spatula clypeata and whooper swan Cygnus cygnus being of particular significance. It is also a passage site for large numbers of migrant waders e.g. black-tai…

Ouse Washes

… pintail Anas acuta, wigeon Mareca penelope, shoveler Spatula clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina and Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus. The grassland communities of the area are characterised by such grasses as reed and floating sweet grass Glyceria maxima and Glyceria fluitans, reed…

Combe Pool

…rebes Podiceps cristatus breed in the reed beds with a few pairs of tufted duck Aythya fuligula and shoveler Spatula clypeata, the last being rare in Warwickshire. Kingfisher Alcedo atthis, water rail Rallus aquaticus and grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea also breed regularly. The w…

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

…ering birds, especially mallard, gadwall, teal, wigeon Mareca penelope, pochard Aythya ferina, snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus aquaticus and coot. This freshwater habitat on the Isles of Scilly is nationally famous for rare vagrant birds and also regularly attracts l…

Cheddar Reservoir

…s are low. Cheddar Reservoir has one of the largest flocks of wintering pochard Aythya ferina in England and Wales up to 2000 and is regionally important for gadwall Mareca strepera 100, goldeneye Bucephala clangula 60 and great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus 100. Some of the d…

West Moor

…floods occur regularly, attracting flocks of wigeon Mareca penelope and pochard Aythya ferina together with occasional small herds of Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus. Wet conditions in winter provide suitable feeding grounds for lapwing Vanellus vanellus, dunlin Calidris alpina …

Rostherne Mere

… for large numbers of ducks and holds nationally significant numbers of pochard Aythya ferina and pintail Anas acuta as well as good numbers of all other common species associated with freshwater. Over 10,000 gulls regularly roost on the water and up to 90 cormorant Phalacrocorax…

Sutton and Lound Gravel Pits

…h species with a more restricted breeding range in the Midlands such as pochard Aythya ferina, wigeon Mareca penelope and garganey Spatula querquedula. The range of breeding wading birds such as redshank Tringa totanus and lapwing Vanellus vanellus provides added significance as …

Big Pool & Browarth Point(St Agnes)

…s of wintering wildfowl, especially mallard, wigeon Mareca penelope and pochard Aythya ferina.

Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges

…cluding redshank, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, snipe Gallinago gallinago, pochard Aythya ferina, teal and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. The SSSI includes a geological exposure of national scientific importance from St Helen’s Ledges to Horseshoe Point. This exposure is a li…

Woolston Eyes

…of black necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis, gadwall Mareca strepera and pochard Aythya ferina and for wintering wildfowl. General description Woolston Eyes consists of four large lagoons used for depositing dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal. Recently used lagoons contain …

Upper Lough Erne - Trannish

…ed grebe Podiceps cristatus, teal Anas crecca, wigeon Anas penelope and pochard Aythya ferina. In summer, areas of wet grasslands support important concentrations of breeding waders, including snipe Gallinago gallinago, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, redshank Tringa totanus and curle…

Chew Valley Lake

…a 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 and redshank Tringa totanus. Up to…

Blithfield Reservoir

…e site in winter. These include great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, pochard Aythya ferina, pintail Anas acuta, Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus and white fronted goose Anser albifrons albifrons. Others occur sporadically such as great northern diver Gavia immer and smew Merge…

Toddbrook Reservoir

…allard Anas platyrhynchos. Other waterfowl such as teal Anas crecca and pochard Aythya ferina use the reservoir as a wintering roost and feeding area.

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…ber of scarce and declining species, such as shoveler Spatula clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and little ringed plover Charadrius dubius. Non-breeding birds The extensive areas of open water, grazing marsh and intertidal habitat provide safe fe…

Curry and Hay Moors

… species. Large numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and pochard Aythya ferina regularly winter on the flooded fields. Raptor species such as short eared owl * Asio flammeus, merlin * Falco columbarius and peregrine * Falco peregrinus regularly hunt over the site i…

The Swale

…include teal Anas crecca, gadwall Mareca strepera, Spatula clypeata and pochard Aythya ferina, garganey Spatula querquedula, pintail Anas acuta, ruff Calidris pugnax and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa have bred, or attempted to do so in recent years. + Wildfowl and Wader Count…

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