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 |
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Red listed:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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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? |
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|
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|
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Other key species: |
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|
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|
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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