- 15/03/2018
- Nature Notes
Wetland bird survey for Elmley & Swale NNRs at high tide on 22 February, just before heavy snow fall and freezing conditions. This is a snap shot and not peak bird numbers for each reserve.
| Wetland Bird Survey - South Sheppey and Swale 22-01-18 | |||||||
| Elmley (excluding Spitend) | Spitend | Harty | NNR | Shellness | TOTAL | ||
| Mute Swan | 16 | 3 | 7 | 26 | |||
| White-fronted Goose | 144 | 144 | |||||
| Greylag Goose | 237 | 95 | 332 | ||||
| Canada Goose | 106 | 4 | 110 | ||||
| Barnacle Goose | 0 | ||||||
| Brent Goose | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Shelduck | 1240 | 342 | 85 | 60 | 250 | 1977 | |
| Wigeon | 9200 | 250 | 40 | 9490 | |||
| Gadwall | |||||||
| Teal | 540 | 355 | 895 | ||||
| Mallard | 570 | 26 | 20 | 110 | 200 | 926 | |
| Pintail | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Shoveler | 80 | 80 | |||||
| Tufted Duck | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Pochard | |||||||
| Common Scoter | |||||||
| Red-breasted Merganser | |||||||
| Red-throated Diver | |||||||
| Red-throated Diver | |||||||
| Great Northern Diver | |||||||
| Cormorant | 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Little Grebe | 8 | 3 | 11 | ||||
| Great Crested Grebe | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Little Egret | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Grey Heron | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Marsh Harrier | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Hen Harrier | |||||||
| Sparrowhawk | |||||||
| Buzzard | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Kestrel | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Peregrine | |||||||
| Merlin | |||||||
| Moorhen | 19 | 4 | 23 | ||||
| Coot | 38 | 38 | |||||
| Avocet | 30 | 6 | 40 | 76 | |||
| Oystercatcher | 320 | 3000 | 3320 | ||||
| Golden Plover | 2400 | See Elmley. | 2400 | ||||
| Grey Plover | 400 | 65 | 250 | 210 | 925 | ||
| Lapwing | 2720 | 2850 | 2 | 180 | 5752 | ||
| Ringed Plover | 44 | 5 | 49 | ||||
| Curlew | 186 | 72 | 19 | 30 | 330 | 637 | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | 190 | 67 | 257 | ||||
| Bar-tailed Godwit | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Turnstone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 34 | ||
| Knot | 800 | 400 | 1200 | ||||
| Ruff | |||||||
| Dunlin | 270 | 311 | 150 | 110 | 841 | ||
| Sanderling | 5 | 5 | |||||
| Green Sandpiper | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Redshank | 27 | 189 | 15 | 10 | 241 | ||
| Snipe | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Barn Owl | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Short-eared Owl | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Kingfisher | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 30350 | |||||||
