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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Mergus merganser""

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Achanalt Marshes

…and lapwing Vanellus vanellus. Wildfowl breeding on the site include: 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…

Longman and Castle Stuart Bays

…ns of cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, 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* G…

Whiteness Head

…ius arquata, non-breeding Goldeneye Bucephala clangula, non-breeding Goosander Mergus merganser, non-breeding Greylag goose Anser anser, non-breeding Osprey Pandion haliaetus, breeding Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, non-breeding Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, non…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…ions of pink-footed goose, eider, long-tailed duck, common scoter, red-breasted merganser, goosander and bar-tailed godwit in numbers in excess of 1% of their British populations. The site is particularly important for wintering eider, with peak numbers exceeding 8,300, some 11.4…

Firth of Forth

…clangula, scaup Aythya marila, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, eider Somateria mollissima, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. An important post-breeding population of Sandwich terns Thalasseus sand…

River Foyle and Tributaries

…t fish resource attracts predators, with fish-eating birds such as red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator regularly seen fishing in the larger channels. Otter Lutra lutra is found throughout the system. Small populations of the now rare freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera marga…

Murlough

…not, lapwing, light-bellied Brent goose, mute swan, oystercatcher, red-breasted merganser, redshank, shelduck Subtidal, Mudflats, Coastal sand dunes, Coastal Saltmarsh Sealevel history, Coastal processes The area is of special scientific interest because of the coastal flora, …

River Dee (England)

… of grey heron Ardea cinerea, common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and goosander Mergus merganser also occur on the River Dee. Areas of the Lower Dee flood plains provide breeding grounds for waders such as the lapwing Vanellus vanellus, and, when flooded, provide important over w…

Mound Alderwoods

…d habitats, provide breeding habitats for a wide range of species. Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator and teal Anas crecca nest within tussock grassland, water rail Rallus aquaticus, snipe Gallinago gallinago and redshank Tringa totanus frequent the wetter fen and scrub edge …

Cromarty Firth

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

Coedydd Aber

…is also used by ring ouzel Turdus torquatus. Dipper Cinclus cinclus, goosander, Mergus merganser and grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea are also found on the rivers which run through the site. The Afon Rhaeadr Fawr is one of the most precipitous rivers in Britain outside Scotland and…

Yar Estuary

…food. These, in turn, are preyed upon by fish eating birds such as red breasted merganser Mergus serrator and kingfisher Alcedo at this. At the mouth of the estuary, a shingle spit has formed enclosing a shallow tidal inlet and which is terminated by a small stabilised sand dune …

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

…s hypoleucos, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea, dipper Cinclus cinclus, goosander Mergus merganser, and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis, and a number of species which are scarce in this part of mid-Wales, such as yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and little ringed-plover Charadriu…

Loch of Isbister and the Loons

…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 nationally important breeding population of pintail, supporting on average 6% of th…

Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden

…as acuta, scaup Aythya marila, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and little stint Calidris minuta. Species such as mute swan Cygnus olor, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and shelduck Tadorna tadorna…

Carlingford Lough

…mmon tern, dunlin, great crested grebe, light-bellied Brent goose, red-breasted merganser, redshank, sandwich tern, shelduck, Invertebrate assemblage, Arctic Tern, oystercatcher, scaup Coastal saltmarsh, Mudflats Carboniferous stratigraphy, Pleistocene The Carboniferous serie…

Rhagnentydd Gwy Uchaf / Upper Wye Tributaries

…ey wagtail Motacilla cinerea, common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos and goosander Mergus merganser. Remarks: The site supports the following habitats and species covered by the EC Habitats Directive (Directive 92/43/EEC on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and…

River Wye

…es for the sand martin Riparia riparia and kingfisher Alcedo atthis. Goosanders Mergus merganser are present throughout most of the year. The tidal reaches of the river support breeding shelduck Tadorna tadorna and an established heronry (heron). Occasional low lying, wet areas o…

Blithfield Reservoir

… Stafford and Burton upon Trent. The site is nationally important for goosander Mergus merganser, regularly supporting more than one percent of the total British wintering population. The peak wintering waterfowl numbers exceed those for all other Staffordshire water bodies and a…

Moine Mhor

…s (Annex 1 of the Birds Directive), short-eared owl Asio flammeus, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, redshank Tringa totanus, curlew Numenius arquata and snipe Gallinago gallinago, whilst in winter Greenland white-fronted geese Anser albifrons flavirostris and greylag goose…

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

…nd lower river. Other species that occur include heron Ardea cinerea, goosander Mergus merganser and cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo. The estuary attracts a variety of waders and wildfowl including eider Somateria mollissima, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, dunlin Calidris alpina, oyst…

River Spey

…-breeding Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), non-breeding Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), non-breeding Redshank (Tringa totanus), non-breeding Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Wigeon (Mareca penelope), non-breeding Waterfowl assemblage, non-bree…

River Teme

…ccur on the shingle bars above Ludlow. There are scattered records of goosander Mergus merganser. Fish The River Teme has long been recognised as a quality salmonid and coarse fishery. The fish communities strongly reflect the ecological changes in the river as it descends the ca…

Afon Wysg (Isafonydd) / River Usk (Tributaries)

…tacilla cinerea, dipper Cinclus cinclus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and goosander Mergus merganser. The river and bankside trees support large populations of flying insects, which provide an important food source for bats, including Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii. The Usk vall…

Eden Estuary

…uary is of international importance for shelduck in winter and for red-breasted merganser in autumn. Nationally important wintering flocks of common and velvet scoter, scaup and eider occur, principally in St Andrews Bay and near the Eden Mouth. The estuary is also used by nation…

Loch Ruthven

…s 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 is particularly important for its nesting wildfowl and wad…

Eastern Peak District Moors

…waders and during the winter they support a significant population of goosander Mergus merganser. Other Animals The moors are not particularly rich in amphibians or reptiles, but they do support the only area in the Peak District where adders Vipera berus are regularly found. T…

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

… sites for sand martin Riparia riparia and kingfisher Alcedo atthis. Goosanders Mergus merganser are present throughout most of the year. The tidal reaches of the river support breeding shelduck Tadorna tadorna and an established heronry (heron) Ardea cinerea. Occasional low lyin…

Lough Foyle

… knot, lapwing, light-bellied Brent goose, mallard, oystercatcher, red-breasted merganser, redshank, shelduck, teal Waterbird assemblage, whooper swan, wigeon, mute swan, Breeding bird assemblage, Bewick's swan Saline lagoons, Coastal saltmarsh Coastal processes</i> The area i…

Cop Mere

…or and D minor. Winter visitors include goldeneye Bucephala clangula, goosander Mergus merganser and water rail Rallus aquaticus. The insect fauna includes two uncommon beetles and two uncommon flies.

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