Wetland Bird Counts for Elmley and Swale NNRs, December 2017​

                                                   Elmley NNR                                   Swale NNR

	Spitend	Elmley	Swale	Harty	Shellness
Mute Swan	86	7	93
Shelduck	130	840	110	29	125	1234
Wigeon	117	6900	7017
Teal	220	800	1020
Mallard	32	1000	70	293	1395
Gadwall	6	6
Brent goose	120	500	620
Greylag Goose	550	80	630
Canada Goose	420	420
Little Grebe	3	2	2	7
GC Grebe	4	4
Little Egret	3	7	2	12
Grey Heron	3	4	2	9
Oystercatcher	427	2355	2782
Golden Plover	2074	300	2374
Grey Plover	15	35	210	77	337
Ringed Plover	30	28	58
Lapwing	1671	1100	30	2801
Curlew	22	110	10	15	120	277
Redshank	12	42	85	110	249
Dunlin	350	2000	315	635	3300
Knot	100	3500	3600
Sanderling	16	16
Avocet	10	60	15	85
Blackwit	300	2	302
Barwit	65	65
Turnstone	20	6	2	109	137
Marsh Harrier	3	9	6	1	19
Kestrel	2	2	4
Buzzard	1	12	13
Merlin	1	1
Coot	9	38	47
Total	4722	14941	664	673	7934	28934