Ribble and Alt Estuaries
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Ribble and Alt Estuaries
The Ribble and Alt Estuaries lie on the Irish Sea coast of the counties of Lancashire and Merseyside in north-west England, and form the boundaries of a number of nature preservation schemes. (Ribble Estuary: 53°41′N 2°50′W / 53.683°N 2.833°W, Alt Estuary: 53°31′N 3°04′W / 53.517°N 3.067°W.)
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Protected area
A large number of different species of waders and wildfowl, listed below, use the estuaries as feeding and over-wintering areas. This wide variety of bird species has led to the estuaries being officially designated as a Special Protection Area and as a Ramsar site. The Ribble Estuary has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1966 and is now covered by Natural England's Ribble Estuary "National Nature Reserve".
Species
- Breeding season
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Ruff Philomachus pugnax
- Over wintering
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa islandica
- Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii
- Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina
- Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Knot Calidris canutus
- Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Pintail Anas acuta
- Redshank Tringa totanus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Teal Anas crecca
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Wigeon Anas penelope
- Migratory
- Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Sanderling Calidris alba
See also
References
- "Classification as a Special Protection Area". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. http://www.jncc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=1984.
- "SSSI citation sheet". English Nature. http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004299.pdf.
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