Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Longman and Castle Stuart Bays

…ula, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, redshank Tringa totanus and wigeon Mareca penelope. Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica Common tern Sterna hirundo Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo* Curlew Numenius arquata* Goldeneye Bucephala clangula* Goosander Mergus merganser* Grey…

River Spey - Insh Marshes

…f breeding birds, including osprey Pandion haliaetus, rare ducks such as wigeon Mareca penelope, shoveler Spatula clypeata and goldeneye Bucephala clangula and a major concentration of breeding waders such as redshank Tringa totanus, common snipe Gallinago gallinago and Eurasian …

Firth of Forth

…ust east of Edinburgh is 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 …

Holborough to Burham Marshes

… 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. There is some marginal aquatic vegetation of l…

Blagdon Lake

…nchos 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 clangula, ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis, Bewick's swan Cyg…

Upper Severn Estuary

… white fronted geese Anser albifrons albifrons 3,500; c. two percent and wigeon Mareca penelope 6,600; over one percent. In addition, there are nationally important wintering populations of gadwall Mareca strepera 280, c. seven percent British wintering population, shoveler Spatu…

Great Pool (Tresco)

…eeding 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, particularly teal Anas crecca, wige…

Chew Valley Lake

…good populations of shoveler Spatula clypeata mean winter peak, 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 pen…

Ashleworth Ham

…cularly in the lower lying 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 ful…

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…d grebe Podiceps cristatus, shoveler Spatula clypeata, teal Anas crecca, wigeon Mareca penelope and white fronted goose Anser albifrons. Passage migrants include ruff Calidris pugnax, whimbrel Numenius phaeopus and avocet Recurvirostra avosetta. The Chetney Peninsula is among the…

Dee Estuary / Aber Afon Dyfrdwy

…es for many years, teal Anas crecca and shelduck Tadorna tadorna, whilst wigeon Mareca penelope occur in nationally important numbers. The Dee Estuary/Aber Afon Dyfrdwy is also an important staging post for migrating birds during both spring and autumn. Nationally important numbe…

Stour Estuary

… hiaticula and turnstone Arenaria interpres feed throughout the estuary. Wigeon Mareca penelope graze on the beds of eelgrass Zostera spp. and green algae Enteromorpha spp. and overwinter in large numbers on a par with nearby Hamford Water. Pintail Anas acuta congregate with the …

Strangford Lough Part 3

…intering feeding grounds for large numbers of duck and goose species, including Mareca penelope wigeon, Tadorna tadorna shelduck and Branta bernica hrota pale bellied Brent goose. The numbers of light-bellied Brent goose are of international importance with up to 40% of the world…

Loch of Isbister and the Loons

…s a nationally important 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 …

Glaslyn

…tions, a significant proportion of the estuary close to the Cob supports wigeon Mareca penelope and teal Anas crecca whilst smaller numbers of pintail Anas acuta and shoveler Spatula clypeata use the adjacent marshes. Otters Lutra lutra and water vole Arvicola amphibius are also …

River Usk (Upper Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Uchaf)

…celli attract a wide variety of birds in winter and on passage including wigeon Mareca penelope, curlew Numenius arquata, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus and green sandpiper Tringa ochropus. Fish A wide range of fish species occurs in the upper Usk. The…

River Borgie

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) The mouth of the River Borgie SSSI overlaps part of Invernaver SSSI which is designated for the geological and biological features listed below: Sand…

Strathmore Peatlands

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) Otter (Lutra lutra) Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus)

Ouse Washes

…he winter are the large numbers of teal Anas crecca, 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 swe…

Walmore Common

…dfowl. These include large numbers of Bewick’s swans Cygnus columbianus, wigeon Mareca penelope, gadwall A. streper and shoveler A. clypeata.

Inner Marsh Farm

… if relatively small, numbers, whilst Bewick’s swans Cygnus columbianus, wigeon Mareca penelope and shoveler Anus clypeata have reached nationally important levels in recent winters. The site also provides an important staging post for a variety of uncommon species during passag…

West Borgie

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Strath Duchally

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Sandbach Flashes

…t large numbers of wildfowl and waders as migrants and winter residents. Wigeon Mareca penelope 200, teal Anas crecca 500, lapwing Vanellus vanellus 500, snipe Gallinago gallinago 200 and curlew Numenius arquata 50 are regularly recorded. Geology The Moston Flash area consists …

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…ins; -non-breeding shelduck Tadorna tadorna, shoveler Spatula clypeata, gadwall Mareca strepera, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, knot Calidris canutus, ruff Calidris pugnax, sanderling Calidris alba, purple sandpiper Calidris maritima, redshank Tringa totanus and Sandwich ter…

Big Pool & Browarth Point(St Agnes)

…age and supports small flocks of wintering wildfowl, especially mallard, wigeon Mareca penelope and pochard Aythya ferina.

Orwell Estuary

…important for feeding dark bellied brent geese Branta bernicla bernicla, wigeon Mareca penelope and snipe Gallinago gallinago and for breeding redshank Tringa totanus and lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Trimley marshes have become an important refuge for wintering and passage birds, a…

Brading Marshes to St. Helen's Ledges

…rassis a source of food for dark bellied Brent goose Branta bernicla and wigeon Mareca penelope which resort to the bay in winter. The invertebrates and fish associated with the eelgrass beds provide a rich source of food for many wading birds including redshank Tringa totanus, o…

River Feshie

…oxia scotica Spotted crake Porzana porzana Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Wigeon Mareca penelope Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola

Amble Marshes

…,000 lapwing Vanellus vanellus, 1,000 curlew Numenius arquata and 1,000 widgeon Mareca penelope have been noted here. A total of 52 species of breeding birds and some 82 wintering species have been recorded at Amble Marshes together with a large number of rare passage and winter…

Dibden Bay

…l and waders use the site 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 w…

Titchfield Haven

…ortant resort for surface feeding duck, with winter populations of 2,000 wigeon Mareca penelope, 1,500 teal Anas crecca and smaller numbers of other surface feeding ducks. It possesses a rich wetland breeding bird community including bearded reedlings Panurus biarmicus and large …

Y Foryd

…tertidal species and a nationally important over-wintering population of wigeon Mareca penelope. The site is a very shallow bar-built estuary located at the south-western entrance to the Menai Strait, approximately 3 km south-west of Caernarfon. The estuary consists of mudflats, …

Chesil & The Fleet

… 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 population. Several other species of wintering wildfowl are also abundant. The duck decoy at the Swannery, built in 1655, is th…

Blithfield Reservoir

… adjoining the reservoir are grazed by regionally significant numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, a duck which, in inland situations, largely depends on agricultural land for its winter food supply. The woodlands exhibit a varied structure and composition attractive to breeding wa…

Bridgwater Bay

…s it attracts nationally important numbers of dunlin Calidris alpina and wigeon Mareca penelope. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna use the Bay as a moulting ground and are also present in nationally important numbers. The Bay forms an integral part of the Severn Estuary system and is use…

Ogston Reservoir

…undreds 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 the reservoir as climatic conditions change. Large numbers o…

Yar Estuary

…ing the estuary. These include dark bellied Brent geese Branta bernicla, wigeon Mareca penelope, curlew Numenius arquata, dunlin Calidris alpina and particularly large flocks of teal Anas crecca. At high water many fish enter the estuary to feed on the supply of food. These, in t…

Mersey Estuary

…lation, teal Anas crecca 12%, shelduck Tadorna tadorna seven percent and wigeon Mareca penelope 2%. In 1982–83 the estuary had the 16th highest monthly count of waders of any British site, 26,593 birds. The most important species over the period 1978–83 was dunlin Calidris alpina…

Moine Mhor

…vides 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.

St John's Lake

…tant as they provide feeding 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 populatio…

Strath an Loin

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Whiteness Head

…eding Scaup Aythya marila, non-breeding Teal Anas crecca, non-breeding Wigeon Mareca penelope, non-breeding Waterfowl assemblage, non-breeding

West Halladale

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Salcombe to Kingsbridge Estuary

… is used as an overwintering ground by large numbers of wildfowl such as wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and shelduck Tadorna tadorna and the intertidal mud flats are important feeding grounds for passage waders. West Charleton Marsh, separated from the estuary by a sea …

Shielton Peatlands

…r (Gavia stellata), breeding Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus), breeding Wigeon (Mareca penelope), breeding Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola), breeding Marsh saxifrage (Saxifraga hirculus) Otter (Lutra lutra)

Lynher Estuary

…r Estuary marsh system provides important roosting areas for up to 5,000 wigeon Mareca penelope 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 n…

Sutton and Lound Gravel Pits

…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 these species, formerl…

Flintsham & Titley Pools

…rs 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 spinus and red polls Acanthis flammea. In the summ…

Cam Washes

…nago gallinago. Other breeding species include redshank Tringa totanus, gadwall Mareca strepera, teal Anas crecca and shoveler Spatula clypeata. Good numbers of these species also winter on this site. Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus is a regular breeder on this site; ree…

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

…arly 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 carbo, bittern Botaurus …

Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden

…al importance for its wintering wildfowl and wading birds which include widgeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, curlew Numenius arquata and dunlin Calidris alpina. In recen…

Nene Washes

… large numbers of wintering wildfowl and particularly the dabbling ducks wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, pintail Anas acuta and Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus. Wetland birds such as snipe Gallinago gallinago and redshank Tringa totanus regularly breed and during passa…

River Frome

…importance for wintering waterfowl and waders, notably teal Anas crecca, wigeon Mareca penelope, Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa. The river’s margins and riparian vegetation are regularly used by a number of species on passage such …

Dornoch Firth

…eding bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, whooper swan Cygnus cygnus and wigeon Mareca penelope. The mud and sand flats provide rich feeding areas for wildfowl and wading birds throughout the year. The saltmarshes also provide autumn and winter foraging areas during high tides an…

Deben Estuary

…adorna tadorna and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa with the numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, pintail Anas acuta and grey plover Pluvialis squatarola approaching this level in some years. The Estuary supports many other species including high numbers of dunlin Calidris alpina…

The Swale

…the area in winter and 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,…

Exe Estuary

…on of species such as dark-bellied Brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla, wigeon Mareca penelope, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa. At about 250 birds, the flock of wintering avocets Recurvirostra avosetta is presently the largest in Britain…

Stiffkey Valley

…includes little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, gadwall Mareca strepera, teal Anas crecca, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveler Spatula clypeata, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, water rail Rallus aquaticus, avocet Recurvirostra avosetta, lapwing Vanellus va…

Dawlish Warren

…rsh flora includes eel-grass Zostera spp, which is an important food for wigeon Mareca penelope, dark-bellied brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla and other species of wildfowl. The estuary also supports nationally important numbers of wintering black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa.…

Achanalt Marshes

…erganser, 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

Wet Moor

…flooding occurs annually, 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. We…

West Moor

…odulosus. Extensive winter 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 vanel…

Morrich More

…er Dornoch Firth but Morrich More supports particularly large numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica, curlew Numenius arquata and common teal Anas crecca.

Medina Estuary

…osa, dark bellied brent geese Branta bernicla, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, wigeon Mareca penelope and teal Anas crecca. The estuary regularly supports more than half the resident oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus population on the Isle of Wight and the upper reaches are particula…

Tarbat Ness

…ndion haliaetus Oystercatcher* Haematopus ostralegus Teal* Anas crecca Wigeon Mareca penelope Waterfowl assemblage * indicates assemblage qualifier only

Shotton Lagoons and Reedbeds

…eeding opportunities for a range of wintering waterfowl species such as wigeon, Mareca penelope; teal, Anas crecca; shoveler Spatula clypeata; pochard, Aythya ferina, and goldeneye, Bucephala clangula. A number of notable insect species have been recorded.

North Moor

…ris alpina and golden 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 kn…

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…tions of wildfowl move on to the moor, Bewick's swan Cygnus columbianus, wigeon Mareca penelope and teal Anas crecca. Much of the moor remains moist into the spring and early summer when the low tussocky pastures provide suitable conditions for breeding snipe, lapwing, curlew Num…

Northam Burrows

…ent estuary. Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, curlew Numenius arquata, wigeon Mareca penelope and Brent goose Branta bernicla occur in overwintering flocks. The range of habitats present also supports a diverse breeding bird community which includes shelduck Tadorna tadorna, wh…

Sowley Pond

…llard in the summer and it is used as a daytime roost by several hundred 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 cr…

Humber Estuary

… bellied brent goose Branta bernicla bernicla, 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 plo…

River Spey

…a totanus), non-breeding Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Wigeon (Mareca penelope), non-breeding Waterfowl assemblage, non-breeding

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

…food and shelter for wintering 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 …

Cromarty Firth

…ns of wildfowl and waders, including nationally important populations of wigeon Mareca penelope, whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica and redshank Tringa totanus.

Curry and Hay Moors

…nationally important wintering ground for this 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 * F…

Hurst Castle and Lymington River Estuary

…tant numbers of black-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 apricar…

Southlake Moor

… is flooded, large numbers of wildfowl may be present; with up to 22,000 wigeon Mareca 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 …

Dee Estuary

…es for many years, teal Anas crecca and shelduck Tadorna tadorna, whilst wigeon Mareca penelope occur in nationally important numbers. The Dee Estuary is also an important staging post for migrating birds during both spring and autumn. Nationally important numbers of ringed plove…

Milford Haven Waterway

…n include little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca, dunlin Calidris alpina and curlew Numenius arquata. The Haven makes up the lower part of the Cleddau catchment, an area recognised as being one of the most important…

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…bers exceeding one percent of the great Britain breeding populations of gadwall Mareca strepera, garganey Spatula querquedula, shoveler A. clypeata, pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, water rail Rallus aquaticus, avocet Recurv…

Dozmary Pool

…s winter visitors. It attracts considerable numbers of coot Fulica atra, wigeon Mareca penelope, and teal Anas crecca, and dunlin Calidris alpina have nested there. The surrounding moorland provides habitat for breeding stonechat Saxicola rubicola, curlew Numenius arquata, snipe …

Syre Peatlands

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Severn Estuary

…ulting grounds in Bridgwater Bay. There are also significant numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope.

Truderscaig

… Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

Loch Ruthven

… species of aquatic birds including little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, wigeon Mareca penelope, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, red breasted merganser Mergus serrator, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, snipe Gallinago gallinago and curlew Numenius arquata. The marshy western end…

West Strathnaver

…us) Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata) Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) Wigeon (Mareca penelope) Wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola)

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