Shoveler - 1980s winter

The BTO winter atlas showed that Shovelers were present in fresh water and estuarine10km squares during the winters of 1981-82, 1982-82 and 1983-84.

The darkest colour for each 10km square represents 8-34 birds seen in a day, Marloes Mere being the site that regularly held the largest numbers.

Graham Rees