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Map of the sites holding the search term ""Cygnus columbianus""

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Moorlinch

… feed on the wet grasslands whilst winter floods attract herds of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus and mute swan Cygnus olor. mallard Anas platyrhynchos and teal Anas crecca are abundant throughout the winter. Small numbers of lapwing, snipe, curlew Numenius arquata and redshank …

Dungeness, Romney Marsh and Rye Bay

…s of waterfowl regularly winter here in nationally important numbers, mute swan Cygnus olor, Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus, European white fronted goose Anser albifrons albifrons, wigeon Mareca penelope, gadwall A. strepera, teal Anas crecca, shoveler A. clypeata, pochard Ayth…

Lough Neagh

…their percentages of the North-west European flyway population are whooper swan Cygnus cygnus 1.6% ~ pochard Aythya ferina 8.4% ; tufted duck Aythya fuligula 2.5% ; scaup Aythya marila 1.1% and goldeneye Bucephala clangula 3.8%. Other significant species are with their percentage…

Wet Moor

…a. Wet Moor is of international importance for wintering herds of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus, often harbouring most of the Levels’ population. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus are sometimes present. The high water table and abundant soil invertebrates, associated with the large a…

King's Sedgemoor

…e flocks of teal Anas crecca and mallard Anas platyrhynchos. Herds of mute swan Cygnus olor feed during the winter together with smaller numbers of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus. King’s Sedgemoor is consistently the most important feeding area in the Somerset Moors for whimbre…

West Moor

…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 vanellus, dunlin Calidris alpina and snipe Gallinago gallinago. Other regular winter visitors include…

River Frome

… an irregular breeder. Of the waterfowl, moorhen Gallinula chloropus, mute swan Cygnus olor and mallard Anas platyrhynchos are ubiquitous, but less obvious is the water rail Rallus aquaticus which breeds in dense fen vegetation. The wet grassland breeding birds of the Lower Frome…

Curry and Hay Moors

…and dunlin Calidris alpina regularly present. Over two hundred Bewick's Swans * Cygnus columbianus have been recorded, making the site an internationally important wintering ground for this species. Large numbers of wigeon Mareca penelope, teal Anas crecca and pochard Aythya feri…

Upper Severn Estuary

…ldfowl. Amongst these are internationally significant numbers of Bewick’s swans Cygnus columbianus 350; c. three percent of the European wintering population, European white fronted geese Anser albifrons albifrons 3,500; c. two percent and wigeon Mareca penelope 6,600; over one p…

Ouse Washes

…ca 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 sweet grass Glyceria maxima and Glyceria fluitans, reed canary grass Phalaris arundinac…

Ashleworth Ham

…eca strepera and garganey Spatula querquedula. Up to one hundred Bewick's swans Cygnus columbianus visit the area occasionally. White fronted geese Anser albifrons are also sometimes seen. Breeding species include curlew Numenius arquata, redshank Tringa totanus and yellow wagtai…

Nene Washes

… 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 passage periods there is often a large movement of waders and raptors through…

Southlake Moor

…owl 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 vanellus and snipe Gallinago gallin…

Inner Marsh Farm

…arly winter in significant, 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 unc…

Blithfield Reservoir

…be Podiceps cristatus, pochard Aythya ferina, pintail Anas acuta, Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus and white fronted goose Anser albifrons albifrons. Others occur sporadically such as great northern diver Gavia immer and smew Mergellus albellus. The sizeable wintering population …

Blagdon Lake

…ata, 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 species of breeding bird have been recorded, including mallard, shovele…

Upham Meadow and Summer Leasow

…vialis apricaria. In some winters nationally important numbers of Bewick’s swan Cygnus columbianus use the site. Other species that are regularly present in winter, but in smaller numbers, are snipe, redshank and curlew. Although the site has undergone some agricultural improveme…

Tealham and Tadham Moors

…er flood conditions, populations 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…

Walmore Common

…ge and feeding area for wildfowl. These include large numbers of Bewick’s swans Cygnus columbianus, wigeon Mareca penelope, gadwall A. streper and shoveler A. clypeata.

Lough Foyle

… Individual species which qualify as internationally important are whooper swan Cygnus cygnus with an average population of 890, 5.2% of the defined international population, light-bellied Brent goose Branta bernicla hrota 3730, 18.7% and bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica 1896, …

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