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- It won’t be until around September that we’re expecting a kingfisher to reclaim its wintering territory in front of the visitor centre.
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Oct 9, 2024 · Last month we got to see a kingfisher behaviour that’s rarely been seen or recorded: a territorial dispute! Outside of breeding season, kingfishers are incredibly territorial, and will claim their own feeding patch that they will typically use over the whole of the Autumn and Winter.
Kingfishers may move away from their breeding territories during the winter months, including to more coastal sites, in order to reduce the impacts of poor winter weather on fishing opportunities.
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- New Unfamiliar…Bird?!
- Reed Growth
Outside of breeding season, kingfishers are usually very territorial about their feeding areas. Typically during a normal winter, we would see (we can only presume) one individual kingfisher using the various perches in front of the Bank of Scotland hide and visitor centre. Very occasionally, we would see 2 kingfishers at once, but this was either ...
If you’ve visited the centre in the past year, you’ll have noticed that we no longer have a sand martin wall, but two brand new wooden sand martin nesting structures. The reserve team were working on this new project in the early summer. Potentially, new landmarks could be off-putting to a vulnerable little kingfisher.
For the past two winters, a great white egret has been a frequent visitor to the ponds in front of the visitor centre. You can imagine a small kingfisher finding a very large white bird a bit intimidating, especially with it feeding in the same ponds as we’ve seen kingfishers using in the past.
The reeds in front of the centre are currently taller than usual due to many reasons. The habitat is gradually becoming marshier because of rising water levels, and the pandemic (as you can imagine) has affected work patterns and volunteer availability all across the Trust. Perhaps taller reeds encroaching on the pools that our kingfishers usually ...
The winter map shows that Kingfishers are more widespread in winter than when breeding, being present in both seasons in 114 tetrads, in winter only in 93, while they were not recorded in 55 tetrads in which they spent the breeding season.
They fly rapidly, low over water, and hunt fish from riverside perches, occasionally hovering above the water's surface. They're vulnerable to hard winters and habitat degradation through pollution or poor management of watercourses.
Apr 26, 2024 · Sometimes called the blue kingfisher, this species, as I mentioned earlier, is extremely territorial and will use a range of vocalizations to defend its territory. These include rattling sounds to show their dominance.
