Coot
A common resident & breeding bird to the reservoir. Large flocks have been recorded in winters gone by but numbers have been decreasing in recent years.
21/03/35 - "Numerous". Bred this year.
1937 - "The breeding population at the reservoir is about 18 - 20 pairs annually".
12/02/56 - Maximum count of 206 birds. (DEP).
24/11/57 - Maximum count of 170 birds.
26/10/58 - Maximum count of 315 birds. Record count to date. (DEP).
18/01/59 - Maximum count of 250 birds.
17/01/60 - Maximum count of 200 birds.
27/12/61 - Maximum count of 210 birds.
27/12/62 - Maximum count of 175 birds.
22/12/63 - Maximum count of 94 birds. None bred this year.
??/01/64 - Maximum count of 94 birds.
??/12/64 - 54 birds. Several pairs bred this year.
21/01/65 - Maximum count of 89 birds.
16/12/65 - 71 birds. One pair bred this year.
17/12/67 - Maximum count of 86 birds. 5 or 6 pairs bred this year.
22/12/68 - Maximum count of 101 birds.
1969 - 3 pairs bred this year.
08/01/70 - Maximum count of 93 birds. 2 or 3 pairs bred this year.
1971 - Maximum count of only 27 birds.
17/12/72 - Maximum count of 40 birds.
16/12/73 - Maximum count of 173 birds. Bred this year.
13/01/74 - Maximum count of 125 birds. Little breeding success this year.
1975 - Bred.
17/12/77 - Maximum count of 80 birds. Bred.
11/02/78 - Maximum count of 100 birds. 3 pairs bred this year.
10/02/79 - Maximum count of 120 birds.
31/12/79 - 90 birds. 3 or 4 pairs bred this year.
01/01/80 - Maximum count of 80 birds, falling to 15 by March & up to 20 during 2nd winter period. Approx. 10 young reared this year.
28/12/81 - Maximum count of 120 birds.
16/01/82 - Maximum count of 150 birds.
1983 - No count.
1984 - Maximum count of 50 birds during February/March.
No counts in 1985, 86 or 87.
13/07/88 - Adult & 12 juveniles noted. No winter counts recorded this year.
1989 - Family with 6 juveniles noted. No winter counts recorded this year.
22/12/90 - 30 birds.
22/12/91 - Maximum count of 54 birds.
10/01/92 - Maximum count of 65 birds.
29/12/92 - 44 birds.
16/01/93 - Maximum count of 49 birds.
14/12/93 - 28 birds.
07/01/94 - Maximum count of 36 birds.
09/12/94 - 22 birds.
18/01/95 - 28 birds.
28/01/96 - Maximum count of 31 birds.
21/02/96 - 28 birds.
26/12/96 - 18 birds.
01/01/97 - Maximum count of 30 birds.
02/02/97 - Approx. 20 birds.
08/11/97 - 11 birds.
04/01/98 - Maximum count of 19 birds. 2 pairs bred this year, 4 juveniles seen.
??/10/98 - 12 birds.
11/12/98 - 15 birds.
12/01/99 - 19 birds.
??/03/99 - 15 birds. 2 pairs bred this year, 8 juveniles seen.
??/10/99 - 10+ birds.
??/11/99 - 19 birds.
??/12/99 - Maximum count of 20 birds.
13/01/00 - 26 birds
24/12/00 - 14 birds
24/01/01 - 14 birds
21/07/01 - 11 birds
21/10/01 - 14 birds
17/03/02 - 15 birds
28/05/02 - 6 chicks
16/12/02 - 16 birds
03/01/03 - 11 birds
02/02/04 - 10 birds
02/07/04 - 10 adults and 5 young
01/11/05 - 7 birds
02/06/06 - Pair with 6 young
25/12/06 - 14 birds
12/01/07 - 17 birds
22/06/07 - 4 young seen