Mappp.co geology and wildlife sites

Firth of Forth

…s of common scoter Melanitta nigra and velvet scoter Melanitta fusca, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, scaup Aythya marila, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator, eider Somateria mollissima, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and cormorant Ph…

Longman and Castle Stuart Bays

…ng nationally important populations 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 …

Tayport - Tentsmuir Coast

…ina alpina), non-breeding Eider (Somateria mollissima), non-breeding Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), non-breeding Goosander (Mergus merganser), non-breeding Grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola), non-breeding Greylag goose (Anser anser), non-breeding Icelandic black-tailed godwit (L…

Upper Lough Erne - Galloon

…ing mute swan Cygnus olor, teal Anas crecca, wigeon Anas penelope and goldeneye Bucephala clangula. In summer, wet grasslands support breeding waders, including snipe Gallinago gallinago, lapwing Vanellus vanellus and curlew Numenius arquata. Although still relatively poorly kno…

Wraysbury No. 1 Gravel Pit

…ce for wintering gadwall Mareca strepera. Shoveler Spatula clypeata, goldeneye Bucephala clangula and smew Mergellus albellus are regular winter visitors in small but significant numbers. The site is also locally important for other wintering bird species including great crested…

Chew Valley Lake

…ufted duck Aythya fuligula 570. Other species over wintering include golden eye Bucephala clangula, wigeon Mareca penelope, snipe Gallinago gallinago, lapwing Vanellus vanellus and redshank Tringa totanus. Up to 50 broods of great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and 28 of little…

Lochs of Harray and Stenness

…d but the only extant record for Scotland is in the Loch of Harray. Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula), non-breeding Pochard (Aythya ferina), non-breeding Scaup (Aythya marila), non-breeding Tufted duck (Aythya fuligula), non-breeding Caddis fly (Ylodes reuteri) Freshwater nerite …

Fens Pools

…ttle ringed plover Charadrius dubius. Water rail Rallus aquaticus and goldeneye Bucephala clangula are regular winter visitors.

Loch Leven

…alacrocorax carbo, non-breeding gadwall Mareca strepera, non-breeding Goldeneye Bucephala clangula, non-breeding Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus, non-breeding Pochard Aythya ferina, non-breeding Shoveler Spatula clypeata, non-breeding Teal Anas crecca , non-breeding Tuft…

Tweed Catchment Rivers - England: Lower Tweed and Whiteadder

…emblage. The site holds nationally important 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 lon…

Upper Lough Erne - Belleisle

…us, mute swan Cygnus olor, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and goldeneye Bucephala clangula. Greenland white fronted geese Anser albifrons-flavorostris have recently been recorded from the area. >>>>>>> context Although still relatively poorly known, the invertebrate com…

Whiteness Head

…alacrocorax carbo, non-breeding Curlew Numenius 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 …

Shotton Lagoons and Reedbeds

… Anas crecca; shoveler Spatula clypeata; pochard, Aythya ferina, and goldeneye, Bucephala clangula. A number of notable insect species have been recorded.

Loe Pool

…thya ferina, tufted duck Aythya fuligula, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, gadwall Mareca strepera, and coot Fulica atra. Several rare birds have been recorded here in winter and on autumn migration. There is a breeding colony of about 20 pairs of sand m…

Hayle Estuary & Carrack Gladden

…in Cornwall including pintail Anas 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 ostrale…

Cop Mere

…Picus viridis, Dendrocopos major 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.

Loch Vaa

…ortant as a breeding site for two nationally rare bird species, Slavonian grebe Bucephala clangula and Goldeneye Podiceps auritus, although numbers of these may vary between years. The loch is surrounded by birch woodland to the south and Scots pine plantation to the north and th…

Alvie

…een found in Strathspey. Loch Alvie is an important breeding area for goldeneye Bucephala clangula and was one of the first breeding sites for this duck in the UK.

Studland & Godlingston Heaths

…chard Aythya ferina, scaup Aythya marila, gadwall Mareca strepera and goldeneye Bucephala clangula amongst the species regularly present.

Blagdon Lake

…dwall Mareca strepera, pintail Anas acuta, shoveler Spatula clypeata, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis, Bewick's swan Cygnus columbianus, great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus and little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis winter in smaller numbers. 57 specie…

Lough Neagh

….4% ; tufted duck Aythya fuligula 2.5% ; scaup Aythya marila 1.1% and goldeneye Bucephala clangula 3.8%. Other significant species are with their percentages of the Irish population great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus 32.8% ; cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 6.7% ; mute swan Cygn…

Cheddar Reservoir

… to 2000 and is regionally important for gadwall Mareca strepera 100, goldeneye Bucephala clangula 60 and great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus 100. Some of the dabbling ducks, which include mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1000, teal Anas crecca 1000 and shoveler Spatula clypeata 100…

Inner Belfast Lough

…ilar proportional significance are the offshore feeding population of goldeneye Bucephala clangula and scaup Aythya marila which feed in the area of special scientific interest at high tide. Several other species of wildfowl-including mallard Anas platyrhynchos, teal Anas crecc…

River Spey - Insh Marshes

…e 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 curlew Numenius arquata. During the winter the fens are u…

Humber Estuary

…nelope, teal Anas crecca, pochard Aythya ferina, scaup Aythya marila, goldeneye Bucephala clangula, oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, avocet, ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula, golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, lapwing Vanellus vanellus, kno…

Upper Solway Flats and Marshes

…alpina, non-breeding Golden plover Pluvialis apricaria, non-breeding Goldeneye Bucephala clangula, non-breeding Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola, non-breeding Knot Calidris canutus, non-breeding Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus, non-breeding Pintail Anas acuta, non-breeding …

Inner Tay Estuary

…mn and spring passage. The site holds nationally important numbers of goldeneye Bucephala clangula and cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo which feed over the inter-tidal sandbanks and mudflats at high tide; cormorant also roost on the sand bars at low water. Although not part of the n…

Thorpe Park No. 1 Gravel Pit

…o supports a number of other species of wintering waterfowl including goldeneye Bucephala clangula and smew Mergellus albellus which occur regularly in small but significant numbers.

Belvide Reservoir

…nd wintering shoveler and is of regional importance for the wintering goldeneye Bucephala clangula. There is a large winter roost of gulls with occasional Iceland and glaucous gulls Larus glaucoides and L. hyperboreus. The large area of water and the exposed shoreline are attract…

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