Rainham Silt Lagoons - Wintering Birds

There are no figures currently available on numbers of wintering birds on the area of the silt lagoons. However, there is information on numbers of birds wintering on the whole of Rainham, Wennington and Aveley Marshes (which includes the silt lagoons). The table shows this data for key species (RSPB, 2001 ).

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Wintering birds

Species

Numbers wintering on the whole of Rainham, Wennington and Aveley Marshes

(1979/80 - 1990/91).

Red listed:

 

Twite

Mean winter maximum of 33

Linnet

At least 200 most years, but up to 1000 have been recorded

Reed bunting

Up to 200 regularly winter

 

 

Amber listed:

 

Teal

Mean winter maximum of 1450*.

Pintail

Upwards of 150 present on the lagoons in the early 1980's. Numbers have declined since.

Shoveler

Up to 110

Bearded tit

Mean winter maximum of 19

                                                                                    (source: RSPB)

* nationally important numbers.

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