Rainham Silt Lagoons - Estimated Number of Breeding Birds

Estimated numbers of breeding birds on the silt lagoons are shown in the table below. This is derived from data provided by the RSPB as part of an early draft management plan for the site.

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Breeding species   

Species

Estimated number of pairs

 

 

1990

1994

1995

1997

1998

Mean 1994-98

Red listed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grey partidge

3

0

0

0

1

<1

Skylark

22

12

11

8

22

13

Song thrush

1

 

 

 

0

0?

Linnet

7

 

 

 

0

0?

Reed bunting

57

21

17

11

17

17

Corn bunting

1

 

 

 

0

0?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amber listed:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shelduck

4

4

3

0

25

8

Teal

1

 

 

 

0

0?

Shoveler

2

c1

0

 

0

<1

Kestrel

1

1

1

1

0

1

Little ringed plover

1

 

0

 

0

0?

Ringed plover

2

0

0

0

0

0

Lapwing

7

5

5

1

1

3

Redshank

7

5

5

0

1

3

Snipe

1

1

 

 

0

<1?

Cuckoo

1

 

 

 

1

<1?

Kingfisher

1

2

0

 

0

<1

Stonechat

7

0

0

0

0

0

Goldfinch

4

 

 

 

0

0?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other key species:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow wagtail

10

3

2

1

0

2

Sedge warbler

36

16

11

12

33

18

Reed warbler

66

27

21

28

55

33

                                                                                                            (source: RSPB)

 

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