Sunday 13 July 2008

July 13th.

Coot.

The Coot is one of our most numerous and widespread waterfowl, nesting around lakes, gravel pits and resevoirs. A few pairs breed around the pool and on the nearby river. During this month we will slowly start to see numbers increase , around several hundred will make there way here to overwinter. Numbers are swollen considerably by immigrants from north west europe. At present there are 108 birds on site, previous figers are...685 Sept 04, 655 Dec 05, 530 Jan 06, 592 Oct 07.
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Coot.

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