Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…eas are at Inishkreenry and Lusty Beg. Overwintering birds include whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, mute swan Cygnus olor, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and goldeneye Bucephala clangula. Greenland white fronted geese Anser albifrons-flavorostris have recently been recorded fr…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

… comprises oligochaetes and opportunistic insects, but ragworms Hediste diversicolor are also common. The lagoons demonstrate a range of salinities and all show landward transitions to vegetated shingle habitats and to the shingle ridge geomorphology of Dungeness. Lowland ditch …

Lough Neagh

…their percentages of the North-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 percentage…

Moorlinch

… feed on the wet grasslands whilst winter floods attract 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 …

King's Sedgemoor

…e 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 the most important feeding area in the Somerset Moors for whimbre…

Glaslyn

…so supports a breeding bird assemblage of lowland damp grassland with mute Swan Cygnus olor, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, sedge warbler Acro…

Shotton Lagoons and Reedbeds

…ella. In addition to a variety of other breeding bird species such 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 r…

Middleton Pool

… little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, tufted duck Aythya fuligula and mute swan Cygnus olor. In the winter months and during migration the pool provides a refuge for small numbers of a wide variety of waterfowl. The adjacent habitats, in particular the damp woodland, provide nest…

Swanscombe Peninsula

… Aythya fuligula, gadwall Mareca strepera, shoveler Spatula clypeata, mute swan Cygnus olor and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis.

Quoile

…s cristatus and goldeneye Bucephala ciangula also frequent. Up to 200 mute swan Cygnus olor moult in the area in late summer. Breeding waterfowl include gadwall Mareca strepera, coot Flllica atra, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, water rail Rallus aquaticus, little greebe Tachybaptus…

River Itchen

…a atra and moorhen Gallinula chloropus are common and tufted duck and mute swan Cygnus olor nest. Sedge warbler and reed warbler are numerous in the tall vegetation with scattered scrub along the water courses and the formerly rare Cetti's warbler is becoming widely established i…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…s of waterbird regularly winter here in nationally important numbers, mute swan Cygnus olor, wigeon Mareca penelope, gadwall A. strepera, shoveler A. clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, pochard Aythya ferina, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, cormorant Phalacrocorax carb…

Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden

… Actitis hypoleucos and little stint Calidris minuta. Species such as mute swan Cygnus olor, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and shelduck Tadorna tadorna are resident throughout the year. The open water in Carnsew Pool attracts both wildfowl and diving bird species including…

Whitacre Heath

…es which breed regularly include little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, mute swan Cygnus olor and tufted duck Aythya fuligula. Two species with more restricted national distributions, teal Anas crecca and ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis, have bred occasionally. Two species of wader …

River Dee (England)

…ail Motacilla cinerea, whereas the yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and mute swan Cygnus olor are found along the slower flowing reaches. Populations of grey heron Ardea cinerea, common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and goosander Mergus merganser also occur on the River Dee. Areas …

Barn Elms Wetland Centre

…is, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, grey 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 Acr…

Afon Tywi

… Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos also breeds along the Afon Tywi. Mute swan Cygnus olor breeds along the slow flowing reaches whilst occasional reaches of faster flowing riffles with bankside tree cover, provide habitat for dipper Cinclus cinclus and grey wagtail Motacilla ci…

Upton Warren Pools

…ood breeding bird communities with over 60 species recorded including mute swan Cygnus olor, tufted duck Anthya fuligula, ruddy duck Oxyuraja maicensis, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. The site has considerable botanical importance.…

Woolston Eyes

…grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, mute swan Cygnus olor, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, teal Anas crecca, shoveler Spatula clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, grasshop…

Wet Moor

…a. Wet Moor is of international importance for wintering herds of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus, often harbouring most of the Levels’ population. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus are sometimes present. The high water table and abundant soil invertebrates, associated with the large a…

Medina Estuary

…ia ulvae, amphipods Corophium volutator and the polychaete worm Hediste diversicolor. The invertebrate community present within the estuary is one more commonly associated with marine rather than estuarine situations and presumably reflects the relatively small freshwater volume …

Chesil & The Fleet

…ain. The abundant aquatic vegetation supports up to 1,200 wintering mute swans Cygnus olor, and also the unique breeding colony of 20–100 pairs of this species at the Abbotsbury Swannery. Up to 7,500 wigeon Mareca penelope winter on the lagoon, over 1% of the north-west European…

Slapton Ley

…edge warbler A. schoenobaenus, and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Mute swan Cygnus 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…

Twyni Lacharn - Pentywyn / Laugharne - Pendine Burrows

… rubra being common amongst a variety of species including wild pansy Viola tricolor ssp.curtsii and lesser meadow-rue Thalictrum minus. Marram grass becomes much less frequent further from the sea in the area of stable ‘grey’ dunes where false oat grass Arrhenatherum elatius and…

Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol / Eastern Cleddau River

…lla 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 habitats for snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius ar…

Attenborough Gravel Pits

…ligula, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, gadwall Mareca strepera, mute swan Cygnus olor and great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus. Large numbers of breeding reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and sedge warbler A. schoenobaenus, along with reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus,…

River Wye (Lower Wye) / Afon Gwy (Gwy Isaf)

… breeding birds associated with rivers. Several species including the mute swan Cygnus olor and coot Fulica atra are associated with its slow flowing reaches and breed along the length of the river. However, species associated with upland streams and rivers such as dipper Cinclus…

Lough Foyle

…d shores, with a number of species, such as the polychaete worm Hediste diversicolor, indicative of reduced salinity conditions. Balls Point has the highest diversity of sediment and community types in Lough Foyle and holds large populations of the bivalves sand gaper Mya arenari…

Belvide Reservoir

…ding shelduck Tadorna tadorna, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus mute swan Cygnus olor, shoveler, little ringed plover, redshank Tringa totanus, snipe Gallinago gallinago, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and seven species of warblers.

Murlough

…dfowl species present include great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, mute swan Cygnus olor, and shelduck Tadorna tadorna. In addition, important populations of several wader species have been recorded, including oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 4.2% of the All-Ireland populat…

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…ng 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 supporting breeding birds s…

River Test

…e 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 scattered scrub along the water courses. In this same habitat…

River Frome

… an irregular breeder. Of 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…

Deben Estuary

…g high numbers of dunlin Calidris alpina, curlew Numenius arquata and mute swan Cygnus olor. The Deben Estuary supports approximately 40 percent of Suffolk's area of saltmarsh which also displays the most complete range of the vegetation's community types in the county. These occ…

Grafham Water

…. The site is also of national importance for the numbers of moulting mute swan Cygnus olor present in late summer. Additionally it is one of the most important sites for diversity of passage migrants and wintering species of birds in the East Midlands. The reservoir and marginal…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…ia cracca, sneezewort Achillea ptarmica and changing forget-me-not Myosotis discolor. On well-drained, but more acidic soils, meadow thistle Cirsium dissectum and purple moor grass Molinia caerulea are prominent species in the sward. The area contains many vascular plants with a …

Curry and Hay Moors

…and dunlin Calidris alpina regularly present. Over two hundred Bewick's Swans * Cygnus columbianus have been recorded, making the site an internationally important wintering ground for this species. Large numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and pochard Aythya feri…

Great Pool (Tresco)

… important for breeding 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 winter…

River Wye

… breeding birds associated with rivers. Several species including the mute swan Cygnus olor and coot Fulica atra are associated with its slow flowing reaches and breed along the length of the river. However species associated with upland streams and rivers such as dipper Cinclus …

West Moor

…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 and snipe Gallinago gallinago. Other regular winter visitors include…

Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons

…s of breeding birds including great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, mute swan Cygnus olor, coot Fulica atra, water rail Rallus aquaticus and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis. Birds which breed in the areas of woodland include all three British woodpecker, woodcock Scolopax …

Humber Estuary

…grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, mute swan Cygnus olor, shelduck, gadwall Mareca strepera, shoveler Spatula clypeata, pochard, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, little ringed plover Charadrius dubius, snipe Gallinago ga…

St John's Lake

…g areas for a large population of up to 5,000 wigeon Mareca penelope. Mute swan Cygnus olor, Brent geese Branta bernicla, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and teal Anascrecca all occur in high numbers. The soft mud flats attract a nationally important population of black-tailed godwit Li…

Westhay Heath

…Cettia cetti, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, water rail Rallus aquaticus, mute swan Cygnus olor, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus and teal Anas crecca. This is the only Somerset site where the nationally rare marsh harrier Circusae rugino…

Stour Estuary

…, prefer the lower reaches of the Essex shore. The wintering herd of mute swans Cygnus olor feeds on the waste from the maltings at Mistley; their numbers peak in January and again in August when they are more widespread throughout the estuary, feeding particularly in Holbrook Ba…

Ely Pits and Meadows

…At least 13 species comprise a regular breeding assemblage, including mute swan Cygnus olor, gadwall Mareca strepera, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis and great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus. Stands of marginal vegetation and scattered scrub around the pits provide nesting …

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

…t populations of wintering goldeneye Bucephala clangula and moulting mute swans Cygnus olor. The Lower Tweed and Whiteadder comprise the lower sections of the Tweed catchment rivers within England. The River Tweed is 160 kilometres long from its source at Tweed’s Well in Scotla…

Brampton Bryan Park

…aja, silver washed fritillary Argynnis paphia, small pearl bordered fritillary Boloria selene and purple hairstreak Favonius quercus. A number of the moths present are also uncommon in Herefordshire. These include pine carpet Thera firmata, small elephant hawk Deilephila porcell…

Loch of Mey

…ler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and mute swan Cygnus olor. It is also an important area for breeding waders including redshank Tringa totanus, snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata and lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Greenland white-front…

River Lugg

…s. Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea occurs throughout. Several pairs of mute swan Cygnus olor 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 mart…

Lynher Estuary

… roost of up to 4,000 black-headed gulls Chroicocephalus ridibundus. Mute swan Cygnus olor, grey heron Ardea cinerea, shelduck and mallard all breed here.

Otter Estuary

…of woodpecker, little owl Athene noctua, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and mute swan Cygnus olor. Overwintering species include firecrest Regulus ignicapilla, siskin Spinus spinus and waterbirds such as teal Anas crecca, water rail Rallus aquaticus and dunlin Calidris alpina. There a…

Orwell Estuary

…grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus, mute swan Cygnus olor, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, gadwall Mareca strepera, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveler Spatula clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, avocet, ringed plover Chara…

Achanalt Marshes

…: goosander Mergus merganser, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, mute swan Cygnus olor, wigeon Mareca penelope, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Mesotrophic loch Flood-plain fen

Afon Cleddau Gorllewinol / Western Cleddau River

…lla 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 habitats for snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius ar…

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