Coot

Coot numbers on the Mere always start to increase around this time of the year. With numbers reaching around one hundred and fifty species through the winter period. We have 71 on the Mere at present that's about normal for the month of September. Birds start to disperse during the spring months leaving us with around six pairs which attempt to breed . Birds are seldom seen in flight they mostly migrate at night , so little is known about the origins of our wintering Coot.