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Wetland Birds Survey for November 2019

  • 18/11/2019
  • Nature Notes

Over 14,000 birds were counted around the high tide on Monday 11th November during this month's wetland bird survey, collated by the British Trust for Ornithology.

Wetland Birds Survey Elmley NNR
SpitendElmleyTotal
Mute Swan 4 70 74
Great-crested Grebe 6 7 13
Little Grebe 6 8 14
Coot 0
Moorhen 0
Water rail 0
Grey Heron 4 7 11
Little Egret 8 5 13
Bittern 0
Spoonbill 0
Great White Heron 0
Cattle Egret 0
Cormorant 6 26 32
Brent Goose 6 24 30
Greylag Goose 1273 88 1361
Canada Goose 130 110 240
Pink-footed Goose 0
White-fronted Goose 0
Shelduck 383 141 524
Mallard 512 500 1012
Teal 965 620 1585
Pintail 0
Gadwall 0
Garganey 1 2
Shoveller 0
Tufted Duck 0
Pochard 0
Wigeon 413 3800 4213
Avocet 22 22
Oystercatcher 120 120
Curlew 176 140 316
Whimbrel 5 5
Bar-tailed Godwit 0
Black-tailed Godwit 263 263
Common Snipe 0
Grey Plover 159 15 174
Golden Plover 751 10 761
Ringed Plover 12 13 25
Lapwing 2322 340 2662
Greenshank 0
Redshank 171 8 179
Green Sandpiper 0
Wood Sandpiper 0
Common Sandpiper 0
Knot 55 110 165
Dunlin 181 590 771
Curlew Sandpiper 0
Ruff 1 43 44
Little Stint 0
Turnstone 16 10 26
TOTALS 7560709614657
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