Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

… along with water rail Rallus aquaticus, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, are associated with damp grassland, scattered scrub and stands of marginal vegetation at the lagoon edges. This a…

River Usk (Lower Usk) / Afon Wysg (Wysg Isaf)

…ia and kingfisher Alcedo atthis nesting in eroding earth cliffs. Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea and dipper Cinclus cinclus occur with increasing frequency above the tidal limit at Newbridge. In addition marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris breeds i…

Afon Llynfi

…ciated with riparian habitats, including grey heron Ardea cinerea, grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima, dipper Cinclus cinclus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis and sand martin Riparia riparia. The river and bankside trees support large populations o…

River Dee (England)

… and bankside cover are favoured by the dipper Cinclus cinclus and grey wagtail 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 h…

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

… riparian habitats, including common sandpiper Actitis 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 wagta…

Humber Estuary

…terna hirundo, cuckoo Cuculus canorus, kingfisher Alcedo atthis, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. The distribution of the b…

West Moor

…arbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, whinchat Saxicola rubetra and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava. Otters Lutra lutra are known to frequent the secluded watercourses and withy beds of West Moor.

Lymington River Reedbeds

… to this habitat; b as autumn roosts for migrant birds, notably yellow wagtails Motacilla flava, swallows Hirundo rustica, house martins Delichon urbicum and sand martin Riparia riparia; and c as sites where migrant passerine birds assemble the at reserves necessary for successfu…

Ingrebourne Marshes

…e include redshank Tringa totanus, lapwing Vanellus vanellus and yellow 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 proxim…

Westhay Moor

…vanellus, snipe Gallinago gallinago, redshank Tringa totanus and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava on the meadows and nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos and Little Owl Athene noctus in the scrub woodland. Flooded peat workings attract wintering and breeding waterfowl including little…

Catcott Edington and Chilton Moors

…lew Numenius arquata and a few pairs of redshank Tringa totanus, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and whinchat Saxicola rubetra breed on the moors and in spring, the pastures are an important feeding ground for whimbrel Numenius phaeopus on migration. Other vertebrate species prese…

Marazion Marsh

… the nationally scarce Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti. In addition yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and quail Coturnix coturnix both rare breeders in Cornwall, are known to breed here. The site also supports large numbers of wintering passage birds, including a population of over 10…

Radipole Lake

…aria, house martin Delichon urbicum, swallow Hirundo rustica and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava. There is also a very large passage of sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus in early autumn. The site is important for wintering wildfowl with the regular flock of shoveler Spatula…

South Milton Ley

…bed is used as a roost by a variety of birds on passage, such as yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and swallow Hirundo rustica.

Upton Ham

…s this damp meadow attracts breeding curlew Numenius arquata and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava as well as large numbers of overwintering snipe Gallinago gallinago. Along the bank of the River Severn which flanks the eastern edge of the meadow is a fringing belt of willows Salix …

Pevensey Levels

…ificance. The site also supports about one fifth of the breeding yellow wagtail Motacilla flava in Sussex.

Doxey and Tillington Marshes

…pp. can build up to several thousand birds. Also in late summer yellow wagtails Motacilla flava may congregate in large numbers prior to migrating.

Curry and Hay Moors

…apwing, snipe, redshank Tringa totanus, curlew Numenius arquata, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, whinchat Saxicola rubetra, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and mute swan Cygnus olor. Vertebrate species present include grass snake Natrix natrix and common frog Rana temporar…

Ford Green Reedbed

…low population. Smaller numbers of sand martin Riparia riparia, yellow wagtails Motacilla flava and pied wagtails M. alba also use the site as an autumn roost. Snipe Gallinago gallinago and jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus overwinter in the area. Breeding birds include grasshopper…

Allscott Settling Ponds

… turtur, sand martin Riparia riparia, six species of warbler and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava. For reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus this is a locally important site. Species which breed here less regularly include redshank Tringa totanus. Regular winter visitors include tw…

Lydford Gorge

…rax, buzzard Buteo buteo and wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix. Grey wagtail Motacilla flava and dipper Cinclus cinclus breed beside the river, which is also frequented by otters Lutra lutra.

North Moor

… gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava breeding throughout the site. In winter the wet grasslands harbour large flocks of lapwing, snipe, dunlin Calidris alpina and golden plover Pluvialis apricaria with smaller numbers of …

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…ew Numenius arquata and redshank Tringa totanus. Good numbers of yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and whinchat Saxicola rubetra breed on the fringes of the moor. Tealham and Tadham Moors are also an important feeding ground for whimbrel Numenius phaeopus on their spring migration i…

Northwick Marsh

…Breeding birds include the reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava. The site is also known to have grass snake Natrix natrix and great crested newt Triturus cristatus.

Ashleworth Ham

…ies include curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava.

The Swale

…clude skylark Alauda arvensis, meadow pipit Anthus pratensis and yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and among the wetland birds mallard Anas platyrhynchos, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, coot Fulica atra, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, lapwing Vanellus vanellus and redshank Tringa totanus. …

Moorlinch

…breed in the moist tussocky meadows whilst strong populations of yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and whinchat Saxicola rubetra breed on the fringes of the moor. Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus feed in the moist meadows on spring migration to their Icelandic breeding grounds. Substantia…

Wet Moor

…breeding mute swan Cygnus olor with good breeding populations of yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, whinchat Saxicola rubetra and reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus. Populations of common frog Rana temporaria are present throughout the site.

King's Sedgemoor

…breeding mute swan and mallard with good breeding populations of yellow wagtail Motacilla flava and whinchat Saxicola rubetra alongside the larger ditches. King's Sedgemoor Drain is known to be an important river corridor for otters Lutra lutra.

River Avon System

…ringing vegetation is used by reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, sedge warbler and reed warbler. Fish The system has an extremely diverse fish fauna with more species recorded in the Avon than in any other British river. The renowned salmonid fish…

Swan Pool & The Swag

…beds. The reed bed on The Swag is an autumn roost for up to 100 yellow wagtails Motacilla flava.

Rawbones Meadow

…of animals. M allard Anasplaty rhyncos, skylark Alauda arvensis, yellow wagtail Motacilla flava, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and moorhen Gallinula chloropus nest regularly and the locally uncommon meadow pipit Anthus pratensis, occasionally. Hare Lepus capensis, water vole …

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