Coot (Fulica atra)

Status at Longham Lakes

Very common resident, with small numbers breeding. One of the few species invariably recorded on every visit.

Breeding:
2005: 1 “nesting” on 27 May. Juvenile seen 3rd -7th July.
2006: 1 nest seen 7th April. Chicks seen 26th May. 1 juvenile was on the Longham Reservoir North on 1st August.
2007: Adult on nest on the Quarry, 25th April; 2 nests seen earlier in the month
2008: Nested on Quarry.
2009: Nested on Quarry.
2011: 1-2 on Longham Reservoir South
2012: 1 nest on LR South, 24th May.
2013: Adult and juvenile seen on 10th July (DC).
2014: 1 nest on pools at south end of LR South (DC), 31st March. Adult with 1 young on 8th August (Trevor Wilkinson).
2015: 2 nests seen on 10th May (Martin Wood) and an adult with 3 young on 14th July.
2016: 1 brood on 18th August (Trevor Thorpe).

Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2002
2003								2		11	15
2004				1				20	41	101	136	146
2005	6	12	14				17	72	169	191	169	72
2006	43	36	21	13	10	23	48	81		20	25	15
2007	1	10	8		2		13		57			107
2008					8		42		65
2009	27	12		10				25		25	18	15
2010	27	20	12				122		99	20	45	153
2011	107	40	23	39	27	62	34	143	260	170	202	140
2012	158	43	46	39	40	64	40	109	112	60	70	60
2013	12	8	8	13	6	34	19	86	128	165	176	164
2014	46	3		41	39	58	65	178	263	285	202	277
2015	305	402	176	58	79	130	144	246	340	309	327	330
2016						44		58	157	86
2017