Coot

Coot

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Fulica atra – CWTIAR – Breeding resident, winter visitor and passage migrant

Coot – WeBS 2023-24

The latest figures from the Wetland Bird Survey in Pembrokeshire – totals from all count sites.

Coot – 2015 WeBS

Fulica atra – CWTIAR – Breeding resident, winter visitor and passage migrant Maximum winter counts from all sites counted for the Wetland Bird Survey in Pembrokeshire.  Data after 2000 includes the Teifi Estuary. Main wintering sites for this species are the Bosherston Lakes, South Hook Pools, Llys-y-fran and Rosebush Reservoirs and Pembroke Millponds.  Bicton Reservoirs was a…

Coot – 2003-07 breeding

Fulica atra – CWTIAR – Breeding resident, winter visitor and passage migrant Comparison with previous atlas: 1984-88 2003-07 Breeding confirmed 18 19 Breeding probable 8 Breeding possible 8 6 No of tetrads occupied 26 (of 478) 33 (of 490) Percentage of tetrads 5.4% 6.5% A comparison with the 1988-84 survey indicates a 23% increase in…

Coot – 1994

Species account from the 1994 ‘Birds of Pembrokeshire’ by Graham Rees and Jack Donovan.

Coot – 1980s winter

Fulica atra – CWTIAR – Breeding resident, winter visitor and passage migrant The BTO winter atlas showed that Coots were present in most 10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84. The darker the colour, the higher the relative total count for each 10km square.  The darkest blue represents over 119 birds, up to 300 being noted…

Coot – 1968-72 breeding

Red = breeding confirmed Orange = breeding probable Yellow = breeding possible More about the Coot in Pembrokeshire

Coot – 1949

Species account from the Birds of Pembrokeshire, 1949, by Lockley, Ingram and Salmon.

Coot – 1894

Species account from the 1894 ‘Birds of Pembrokeshire and its Islands’ by Rev M A Mathew