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…f lowland open waters and their margins and for breeding and wintering bitterns Botaurus stellaris. General description Roswell disused clay pits, Queen Adelaide disused beet pits and associated areas of wet grassland with ponds, lie east of Ely adjacent to the River great Ouse.…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…en waters and their margins and wintering shoveler Spatula clypeata and bittern Botaurus stellaris. General description Lying alongside the River Trent on alluvial sand and gravels overlying Triassic Mercia mudstones, this complex of worked out gravel pits of varying ages suppor…

Dearne Valley Wetlands

… 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 clypeata. • Diverse assembla…

Pakefield to Easton Bavents

…our breeding bird assemblages in four different habitats and wintering bitterns Botaurus stellaris. General description Geology The two low cliffs between Easton Broad and Southwold provide excellent exposures of the three major elements of the Norwich Crag Formation; the Crag…

North Norfolk Coast

…rostra avosetta and up to 100 pairs of bearded tits Panurus biarmicus. Bitterns Botaurus stellaris and marsh harriers Circus aeruginosus are regular breeders in small numbers and garganey Spatula querquedula and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa breed on occasions. Holkham hosts …

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

… great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, bittern Botaurus stellaris, coot Fulica atra, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, ruff Calidris pugnax and sanderling Calidris alba. Two species of waterfowl regularly occur in nationally important numbers du…

Berrow Dunes

…edge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and reed warbler A. scirpaceus. bittern Botaurus stellaris, snipe Gallinago gallinago, woodcock Scolopax rusticola, merlin Falco columbarius, peregrine Falco peregrinus and hen harrier Circus cyaneus are regular winter visitors.

Thatcham Reed Beds

…lodytes and uncommon visitors such as bearded tit Panurus biarmicus and bittern Botaurus stellaris. The site also includes willow Salix scrub, an area of open water resulting from gravel extraction and a short section of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The site is of county importance…

Gwernydd Penbre

…inerea subsp. oleifolia scrub and several pairs are believed to breed. Bitterns Botaurus stellaris are irregular visitors to the reed bed in winter. The southern part of the site supports a population of the nationally scarce marsh pea, here at one of its two Welsh stations. Near…

Stiffkey Valley

…ite also supports wintering populations of wetland birds. These include bittern Botaurus stellaris, brent goose Branta bernicla, wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, pintail Anas acuta, snipe Gallinago gallinago, ruff Calidris pugnax, woodcock Scolopax rusticola and bearded …

River Test

…rant Phalacrocorax carbonow increasingly also range along the river and bittern Botaurus stellaris uses the river margins and reed beds on passage and in winter. Fish The Test has developed a very important recreational game fishery. Almost the entire river is managed to mainta…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

… great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, bittern Botaurus stellaris, coot Fulica atra and golden plover Pluvialis apricaria. The Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pit's are considered to be of exceptional significance for the variety and quality of breeding…

Turnford & Cheshunt Pits

…ra and is locally important for wintering snipe Gallinago gallinago and bittern Botaurus stellaris. The site is also of considerable local importance for a number of species of breeding birds, including, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, coot Fu…

Humber Estuary

… important breeding birds such as marsh harriers Circus aeruginosus and bittern Botaurus stellaris and provide roosting and feeding areas for waterfowl. Geology and geomorphology Approximately one kilometre of the cliff and foreshore at South Ferriby, on the southern shore of th…

Marazion Marsh

…0 wintering teal Anas crecca. Some of the rarer wintering birds include bittern Botaurus stellaris and little stint Calidris minuta. Other rare passage birds recorded here include osprey Pandion haliaetus, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula par…

Amwell Quarry

…Spatula clypeata. The site also regularly supports individual wintering bittern Botaurus stellaris. The lakes and their marginal habitats also support an outstanding assemblage of breeding birds, including, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, great crested grebe Podiceps cristat…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

…h harrier Circus aeruginosus have occurred throughout the year, whilst bitterns Botaurus stellaris visit in winter. Important local aggregations of gadwall Mareca strepera also occur on the Witchett Pool in winter. During passage periods and in winter Pendine Sands and Ginst Poin…

Westhay Heath

… Buteo buteo and grey heron Ardea cinerea, regularly frequent the area. bittern Botaurus stellaris, bearded tit Panurus biarmicus and Cetti's warbler regularly over winter, while hobby Falco subbuteo is a frequent summer visitor. Otters Lutra lutra are regularly recorded on Westh…

Slapton Ley

…are Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti, non-breeding passage birds, wintering bittern Botaurus stellaris, a vascular plant assemblage, and a lichen assemblage. General description Geomorphology Slapton is an important site for coastal geomorphology. It is a classic shingle barrier be…

Rye Meads

… birds, notably snipe Gallinago gallinago, water rail Rallus aquaticus, bittern Botaurus stellaris and bearded tit Panurus biarmicus, the last three species occurring here at their highest concentrations in the London basin. The lagoons support the region's largest colony of comm…

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