Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Firth of Forth

…. The internationally important wintering species within the Forth are shelduck Tadorna tadorna, which includes an important post-breeding moult flock in the inner Forth; bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica; knot Calidris canutus; golden plover Pluvialis apricaria and redshank Tri…

Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast

…es, saltmarsh and lowland open waters and their margins; -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 Calidri…

Otter Estuary

…a rubicola, all three species 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 du…

Eden Estuary

…us), non-breeding Ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula), non-breeding Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), non-breeding Red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), non-breeding Common scoter (Melanitta nigra), non-breeding Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Scaup (Aythya marila…

Dee Estuary

…cipal British wintering estuaries 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 im…

Town Common

…birds as breeding species including snipe, redshank Tringa totanus and shelduck Tadorna tadorna. * Species listed in Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. † Species listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. § Species listed in Annex 1 of the EC…

Medina Estuary

…tailed godwit Limosa limosa, 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 upp…

Morrich More

…in reflects the range of habitats on the site. Notable species include shelduck Tadorna tadorna, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, snipe Gallinago gallinago, curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and linnet Carduelis cannabina The site is of major importance for pass…

Christchurch Harbour

…nter with the commoner wintering species which include good numbers of shelduck Tadorna tadorna. The site is very important for bird migration, frequently holding large numbers of migrants with wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, whinchat Saxicola rubetra and firecrest Regulus ignicapill…

Morfa Harlech

… sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia. During September to March nationally important numbers of pintail Anas acuta feed and roost on the extensive areas of mud and saltmarsh in th…

Morden Bog and Hyde Heath

…of a breeding territory of hobby Falco subbuteo3 and supports breeding shelduck Tadorna tadorna and snipe Gallinago gallinago, the latter species being a rare and declining wader in Dorset. 1 Species listed in Annex 1 of the EC Birds Directive. 2 European protected species liste…

Endrick Mouth and Islands

… geese. Breeding birds of lowland damp grassland include ducks such as shelduck Tadorna tadorna and waders such as redshank Tringa totanus and snipe Gallinago gallinago. Lowland open water and margins are the preferred habitat here for ducks such as shoveler Anas crecca and insec…

Glaslyn

… 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 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus…

Lough Foyle

…ck's swan C. columbianus 78,3.1 %, greylag goose Anser anser 67, 1.7%, shelduck Tadorna tadorna 287, 4.1%, teal Anas crecca 751, 1.2%, mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1694, 3.4%, wigeon Anas penelope 8107, 6.5%, eider Somateria mollissima 50,2.5% and red-breasted merganser Mergus serr…

Salcombe to Kingsbridge Estuary

…mbers 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 wall, is used for roosting and feeding by a var…

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

…hout most of the year. The tidal reaches of the river support breeding shelduck Tadorna tadorna and an established heronry (heron) Ardea cinerea. Occasional low lying and wet areas adjacent to the river support breeding wader species including snipe Gallinago gallinago and lapwin…

Braunton Burrows

…ratensis; and in holes or burrows, e.g. wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe and shelduck Tadorna tadorna. Invertebrates are numerous over the whole system, for instance 30 species of terrestrial or freshwater molluscs, including the sand-bowl amber snail Quickella arenaria. Braunton Burr…

Northam Burrows

…present also supports a diverse breeding bird community which includes shelduck Tadorna tadorna, wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe, stonechat Saxicola rubicola, whitethroat Sylvia communis, grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia and sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus. Records to d…

Swanscombe Peninsula

…d habitat for lapwing Vanellus vanellus and greylag goose Anser anser. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, little egret Egretta garzetta and grey heron Ardea cinerea utilise a number of wetland habitats and forage within the intertidal habitats of the adjacent River Thames. Little egret an…

Sandwich Bay to Hacklinge Marshes

…. Wildfowl that occur on the site include mallard Anas platyrhynchos, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and occasionally brent goose Branta bernicla. Many of the birds use more than one habitat, some for example feed on the mud flats at low tide and then move up to roost on the saltmarsh…

Murlough

…ude 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 population, redshank Tringa totan…

Thorness Bay

…tcher Haematopus ostralegus, dunlin Calidris alpina, teal Anas crecca, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, curlew Numenius arquata, and snipe Gallinago gallinago. Thorness shore is a particularly important site in The Solent system for its overwintering turnstone Arenaria interpres. Less f…

Deben Estuary

…or its winter populations of dark bellied Brent goose Branta bernicla, shelduck Tadorna 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 Est…

The Swale

…otacilla 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. Scarcer breeding birds include teal Anas crecca, gadwall Mareca strepera, Spatula…

Loch of Isbister and the Loons

… 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 the British population.

New Ferry

…t reaching nationally important levels. Other species of note include shelduck Tadorna tadorna, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, knot Calidris canutus, dunlin Calidris alpina and turnstone Arenaria interpres. Additional interest is provided in some years by the utilisation o…

Stiffkey Valley

…mp grasslands found here 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 avos…

Newtown Harbour

…sa limosa. Other species include teal Anas crecca, wigeon A. penelope, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, redshank Tringa totanus, greenshank Tringa nebularia, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, curlew Numenius arquata, whimbrel Numenius phaeopus, dunlin Calidris alpina and snipe Gallinag…

Poole Harbour

…ritish populations. Two species, black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa and shelduck Tadorna tadorna, also regularly occur at internationally significant levels, with an excess of 1% of their western European populations present. In addition to the intertidal feeding areas, adjoining …

Orwell Estuary

…collis, 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 Charadrius hiaticula, redsh…

Skomer Island and Middleholm

…shire, along with mallard Anas platyrhynchos and shoveler A. clypeata. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna and teal Anas crecca occasionally nest, and teal also overwinter. A unique race of the bank vole Myodes glareolus skomerensis that is peculiar to Skomer occurs on the island, favourin…

River Wye

…hout 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 of land adjacent to the river support breeding wader species including snipe Gallinago gallinago and lapwing Vanellu…

Bridgwater Bay

…mportant 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 used by a substantial proport…

Severn Estuary

…ter and early spring the SSSI supports nationally important numbers of shelduck Tadorna tadorna, following the partial dispersal from their moulting grounds in Bridgwater Bay. There are also significant numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope.

Mersey Estuary

…ercent of the total western European population, 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 …

Moine Mhor

…he 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

…n 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 Limosa limosa, which are regularly present in winter …

Holborough to Burham Marshes

… in winter many wildfowl and waders gather including teal Anas crecca, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and snipe Gallinago gallinago. Woodland and scrub There are several areas of dense scrub within the site consisting mainly of hawthorn Crataegus monogyna, blackthorn Prunus spinosa w…

Belvide Reservoir

…natilis. In recent years, 71 species of birds have bred here including 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 sp…

Lough Neagh

… mute swan Cygnus olor 17.3% ; Bewick's swan Cygnus columbianus 3.7% ; shelduck Tadorna tadorna 2.4% ; gadwall Mareca strepera 14.6% ; teal Anas crecca 1.8% ; mallard Anas platyrhynchos 6.9% ; and coot Fulica atra 16.5%. These birds are mostly associated with open water, shallow …

Medway Estuary and Marshes

…o be the most important area in North Kent for wintering wildfowl with shelduck Tadorna tadorna, brent goose Branta bernicla, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, pintail Anas acuta, dunlin Calidris alpina and redshank Tringa totanus occurring in …

Bann Estuary

…nd 300 curlew Numenius arquata are frequent. Breeding species include shelduck Tadorna tadorna, redshank Tringa totanus and snipe Gallinago gallinago. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publications/bann-estuary-assi

Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden

…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 black-throated diver Gavia arctica, red-throated diver Gavia …

South Pennine Moors

… the reservoirs are the little ringed plover Charadrius dubius and the shelduck Tadorna tadorna. The pair of shelduck nesting at Blackstone Edge reservoir are believed to be the highest altitude 1100 feet nesting birds of this species in Britain. The streams draining the reservoi…

Mound Alderwoods

…crocephalus schoenobaenus breed within damp scrub habitats. Unusually, shelduck Tadorna tadorna breed in natural rock cavities on the drier woodland slopes.

Humber Estuary

… These are bittern, dark 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 Charadri…

Woolston Eyes

…collis, 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, grasshopper warbler Locustella…

Milford Haven Waterway

…interest within the Haven 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 o…

Chew Valley Lake

… pochard Aythya ferina, tufted duck, ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis and shelduck Tadorna tadorna. The lake also supports up to 42,000 roosting black headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus, common gull Larus canus and lesser black backed gull Larus fuscus. A total of 247 species of…

Loch Fleet

…nged plover Charadrius hiaticula, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, eider Somateria mollissima, Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea, common tern Sterna hirundo, and little tern Sternula albifrons breed on the foreshore, dune and saltmarsh habitats. Other co…

Langstone Harbour

…t has supported up to 2.5 percent of the European winter population of shelduck Tadorna tadorna and regularly supports substantial numbers of other ducks in the autumn and winter. Farlington Marshes vegetation intrudes into and is strongly influenced in the north west sector of t…

Crouch and Roach Estuaries

…nt numbers, whilst wintering black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa, Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna and Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata regularly occur in nationally important numbers. In addition the intertidal mud along the Crouch and Roach is used by nationally important number…

Dee Estuary / Aber Afon Dyfrdwy

…cipal British wintering estuaries 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 aut…

Upper Fal Estuary and Woods

…ar, the site supports curlew Numenius arquata, dunlin Calidris alpina, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, redshank Tringa totanus and golden plover Pluvialis apricaria. On the Tresillian River there are habitats which support greenshank Tringa nebularia, spotted redshank Tringa erythropus…

Stour Estuary

…eeding and their major roost is on the saltings of Stutton Mill Creek. Shelduck Tadorna tadorna breed around the estuary and are present throughout the year apart from the August moult, maximum numbers occur in January. Shelduck also favour areas of high invertebrate density and …

Upper Colne Marshes

…n the site include redshank Tringa totanus, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and reed warbler and sedge warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus and A. schoenobaenus. Many other species use the marshes for winter feeding and on migrati…

Strangford Lough Part 3

… 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 population arriving in …

Malpas Estuary

…site is also used for feeding by up to 500 dunlin Calidris alpina, 200 shelduck Tadorna tadorna, 300 teal Anas crecca, and smaller numbers of other waders including redshank Tringa totanus, greenshank Tringa nebularia, curlew Numenius arquata, whimbrel Numenius phaeopus and oyste…

Gwlyptiroedd Casnewydd / Newport Wetlands

…ies that use the site include gadwall A. strepera, wigeon A. penelope, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, dunlin Calidris alpina, redshank Tringa totanus, whimbrel Numenius phaeopus and curlew N. arquata. During the summer, the wet grasslands, saline lagoons and reedbeds on the site suppo…

Lynher Estuary

…n nearby St John's Lake. Teal Anas crecca, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, shelduck Tadorna tadorna and pintail Anas acuta all occur in high numbers. The soft mud flats attract a nationally important population of black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa which regularly winter in numbers up…

Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh

…gularly by grey heron Ardea cinerea, little egret Egretta garzetta and shelduck Tadorna tadorna. Small winter flocks of lapwing Vanellus vanellus, curlew Numenius arquata, teal Anas crecca and shelduck occur on the site as a whole. The site is also visited by a very wide range of…

Earlshall Muir

…se breeding bird assemblage has been recorded including populations of shelduck Tadorna tadorna, snipe Gallinago gallinago, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus, reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus and stonechat Sax…

Strangford Lough Part 1

…winter and most favour the mudflats in the Part 1 area. The numbers of shelduck Tadorna tadorna, redshank Tringa totanus, knot Calidris canutus and wigeon Anas penelope are all of international importance, and several other species occur in large numbers. The sandflats and mudfla…

South Thames Estuary and Marshes

… including European white fronted goose Anser albifrons spp albifrons, shelduck Tadorna tadorna, gadwall Mareca strepera, teal Anas crecca, pintail Anas acuta, shoveler Spatula clypeata, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, curlew Numenius arquata and black-tailed godwit Limosa limo…

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…inga totanus), non-breeding Sanderling (Calidris alba), non-breeding Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna), non-breeding Velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), non-breeding Waterfowl assemblage, non-breeding

Carlingford Lough

…an average of 200 birds, 6.7% of the all-Ireland wintering population, shelduck Tadorna tadorna 233, 3.3%, scaup Aythya marila 342, 11.4%, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator 36,1.8%, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 783, 1.6%, dunlin Calidris alpina 1598, 1.3%, redshank Tr…

Upper Solway Flats and Marshes

…nderling Calidris alba, non-breeding Scaup Aythya marila, non-breeding Shelduck Tadorna tadorna, non-breeding Breeding bird assemblage Natterjack toad Epidalea calamita

Larne Lough

…ristatus 121, 4.0%, red breasted merganser Merqus serrator 180, 9% and shelduck Tadorna tardorna 246, 3.5%. The waders greenshank Trinqa nebularia 15, 1.7% and redshank Trinqa totanus 415, 1.7% are also present in nationally significant numbers. https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/publi…

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