IDENTIFICATION OF WINTERING WATERFOWL HIGH TIDE ROOSTS

The Severn Estuary is a European Marine Site (EMS), designated as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC), Special Protection Area (SPA) and Ramsar site, underpinned by the Severn Estuary Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). The Severn Estuary SPA is designated for 19 species of waterfowl; nine standalone species features and an additional 10 species as part of the wintering waterfowl assemblage feature. This work would represent the second and third phases of a wider assessment to identify roost sites in the Severn Estuary SPA and would provide information on wintering waterbird high tide roosts between Clevedon and Oldbury (Phase 2) and at Bridgwater Bay (Phase 3). These areas cover 10 and five Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Core (high tide) Count sectors, respectively:

Phase 2: 14406 (Portbury Wharf); 14407 (Royal Portbury Dock); 14408 (Avonmouth); 14409 (Severn- M5 Bridge over River Avon); 14415 (River Avon-Seamills); 14451 (Severn Beach); 14454 (Litteton Warth); 14412 (Battery Point-Redcliff Bay); 14413 (Wain’s Hill-Charlcombe Bay); 14411 (Severn-Battery Point);

Phase 3: 13411 (Bridgwater Bay); 13402 (Severn-Berrow Flats); 13403 (Severn-Burnham on Sea); 13404 (River Parratt at Combwich and Pawlett); 13415 (Berrow

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