Coot - 1894

Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 11:15PM
Pembrokeshire Avifauna committee in Coot, Mathew, rail, resident

Fullica atra

Resident ; but confined to the few large ponds in the county, such as those at Orielton, Heathfield Stackpole, &c, where there are rushes, &c, for their nests. Mr. Dix considers the Coot "a regular winter visitor, but not numerous."

Sir Hugh Owen has shot Coots at Goodwick.

Mathew M.A. 1894, Birds of Pembrokeshire and it's Islands

Article originally appeared on Birds in Pembrokeshire (http://pembsbirds.squarespace.com/).