Maris may refer to the Mari people People Maris, brother of Atymnius in Greek mythology Maris, a saint and martyr of the group Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax Maris of Chalcedon , 4th century bishop Hector de Maris , Knight of the Round Table in Arthurian legend Ada Maris , Mexican American actress Roger Maris 1934 1985 , Major League Baseball player Humphrey Maris , physicist One of three brothers, Dutch painters of the Hague School Jacob Maris , Matthijs Maris or Willem Maris Maris Wrixon 1916 1999 , American film and television actress Maris Soule born 1939 , American author of romance and romantic suspense novels and short stories Maris Cakars 1942 1992 , editor of WIN Workshop in Nonviolence Magazine anti Vietnam War from 1970 to 1976 Maris Valainis , American actor who played Jimmy Chitwood in the movie Hoosiers Maris M gi , born 1987 , Estonian sprinter In fiction Maris Crane , fictional character from the TV show Frasier The main character in the anime Maris the Chojo Nicole Maris, a major character in the 1999 film Drive Me Crazy Maris Palitax, a character in the young adult fantasy series The Edge Chronicles In other fields MARIS , Maritime Information Society Maris mythology , the Etruscan god of war. Maris Otter , variety of barley used in producing malt for the brewing industry Maris Wigeon a long strawed variety of wheat used in thatching Maris McGwire Sosa pair s, two consecutive natural numbers such that adding each number s digits in base 10 to the digits of its prime factorization gives the same sum Maris is an Estonian language Estonian feminine given name Places Via Maris , ancient trade route dating from the early Bronze Age, linking Egypt with Iran, Iraq, Turkey and Syria Maris Stella High School , boys Catholic school run by the Marist Brothers in Singapore disambiguation DEFAULTSORT Maris Disambiguation Category Given names Category Surnames ca Maris de Maris Begriffskl rung fr Maris nl Maris ja ... more details
noref date June 2008 Infobox lake lake name Glenamaddy Turlough image lake GMaddyTlough2758.jpg caption lake August 2007. In the very wet summer of 2007 the lake is at its full winter level. Normally it is dried out in August. image bathymetry caption bathymetry location County Galway coords Coord 53 35 50 N 8 32 20 W region IE type waterbody display inline,title type Turlough lake Turlough inflow outflow catchment basin countries Republic of Ireland Ireland length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities The Glenamaddy Turlough is located east of the town of Glenamaddy , County Galway in Republic of Ireland Ireland . A Turlough lake turlough is a seasonal lake which usually dries up in summer. Glenamaddy Turlough lies alongside the R362 road R362 regional road in the outskirts of the town, and there is a car park and viewing area on the lake shore. The town of Glenamaddy is reputed to get its name from the shape of the lake in winter, which is said to resemble a dog. Wildlife Many thousands of waterfowl come here each winter for food and shelter. Most numerous are the Eurasian Golden Plover Golden Plover , which can be seen wheeling about in huge flocks. The White fronted Goose Greenland White fronted goose also comes but they number only 70 100 each winter. They breed in Greenland and over half their world population winters in Ireland . More than 200 Whooper swan s also spend the winter in Glenamaddy these are unlike the common swan which resides in Ireland all year. The turlough in winter is also home to Wigeon , Curlew and Lapwing amongst many other birds. Deleted image removed Image IMG ValleyoftheDogsTurlough.jpg thumb right 255px Glenamaddy Turlough, winter extent sign at viewing point on the R362 road. See also List of loughs in Ireland galway geo stub Category Loughs of County Galway nn Glenamaddy Turlough ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Rasikbil image lake caption lake image bathymetry caption bathymetry location Cooch Behar district , West Bengal coords type inflow outflow catchment basin countries India length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation islands cities frozen File Rasikbeel tower.jpg thumb Watch Tower at Rasikbeel Rasikbil or Rasikbeel is a small lake situated in the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal , India . This lake attracts a lot of birds which make nests in the trees around the lake. The bird varieties which live in and around the lake includes cormorants , different varieties of stork s, ibi s, spoonbill , kingfisher , parrot s, owl and many others. There is a deer park and a crocodile rehabilitation center by the side of the lake. There are also a leopard house, a python house, Aviary & a Tortoise rescue entre. This following water birds found in Rasik Beel Lesser Whistling Teal, Common Teal, White eyed pochard, Red Crested pochard, Shoveler, Pintail, Wigeon duck, Grey headed Lapwing, Northern Lapwing, Pied Kingfisher, Stork billed kingfisher, Small blue kingfisher, Little Cormorant, Large Cormorant, Gadwall etc. Approach Rasikbil is situated one and a half hours from a town in Cooch Behar district called Toofanganj. From Alipurduar, it is 74 km. The nearest railway station is New Cooch Behar, 35 km away. Cars are available for hire at the station WestBengal geo stub coord missing West Bengal Category Lakes of West Bengal ... more details
Infobox Planet width 25em bgcolour FFFFC0 apsis name Albellus symbol image caption discovery yes discovery ref discoverer Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels discovery site Palomar Observatory discovered September 29, 1973 designations yes mp name 8439 alt names 2034 T 2 named after Smew mp category orbit ref epoch May 14, 2008 aphelion 3.6069155 perihelion 2.7099165 semimajor eccentricity 0.1420014 period 2050.2292498 avg speed inclination 0.99040 asc node 56.68576 mean anomaly 311.43181 arg peri 67.97278 satellites physical characteristics yes dimensions mass density surface grav escape velocity sidereal day axial tilt pole ecliptic lat pole ecliptic lon albedo temperatures temp name1 mean temp 1 max temp 1 temp name2 max temp 2 spectral type abs magnitude 14.5 8439 Albellus 2034 T 2 is a Asteroid belt main belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten , Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory . External links http ssd.jpl.nasa.gov sbdb.cgi?sstr 8439 Albellus JPL Small Body Database Browser on 8439 Albellus MinorPlanets Navigator 8438 Marila 8440 Wigeon MinorPlanets Footer DEFAULTSORT Albellus Category Main Belt asteroids Category Discoveries by Cornelis Johannes van Houten Category Discoveries by Ingrid van Houten Groeneveld Category Discoveries by Tom Gehrels Category Astronomical objects discovered in 1973 beltasteroid stub fa it 8439 Albellus la 8439 Albellus hu 8439 Albellus pl 8439 Albellus pt 8439 Albellus uk 8439 vi 8439 Albellus yo 8439 Albellus ... more details
for the historic structure in Arlington, Massachusetts Arlington Reservoir Arlington, Massachusetts unsourced date February 2012 Infobox SSSI image Image Arlington Reservoir 2.jpg 220px Arlington Reservoir name Arlington Reservoir aos East Sussex latitude 50.846508 longitude 0.181395 interest Biological gridref gbmappingsmall TQ535075 area convert 99.4 ha notifydate Start date 1985 enref 1001891 Arlington Reservoir is a 99.4 245.6 acre biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Arlington, East Sussex . The site was SSSI notification notified in 1985 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 . The site is also of ornithological interest, with over 1 of the wintering wigeon being populated within the site. Alder Alnus glutinosa and willow Salix species are part of the open water. The site is also home to a scrub of Crataegus monogyna . A large jetty juts into the water and a few hundred yards away there is a water treatment building. The reservoir was originally created by damming the River Cuckmere , which previously meandered to the middle of the present day reservoir. The Cuckmere is now channelled in a straight line just to the east. Local wildlife At the northwest banks of the reservoir is the Osprey Birdhide, and this is the best place to see the population of cormorants which regularly come to sit on the banks and trees surrounding water. Other species include great crested grebe , barn swallow swallow , mallard , pied wagtail , coot , Canada goose , Rook bird rook , and sheep graze in the surrounding water meadows. Black swan s, presumably escapes from captivity, can often be seen on the water. References div class references small cite paper title SSSI Citation &mdash Arlington Reservoir publisher Natural England url http www.english nature.org.uk citation citation photo 1001891.pdf format PDF accessdate 2008 05 27 div http www.southeastwater.co.uk pls apex f?p 101 reservoirarlington 0 Reservoir level from South East Water Category Sites of ... more details
Merja Zerga or Lagune de Moulay Bou Selham is a tidal lagoon on the Atlantic Ocean Atlantic coast of Morocco , 70 kilometers north of the city of Kenitra . Classified as a Permanent Biological Reserve in 1978, it is managed by several government agencies. ref name birdlife cite web title BirdLife IBA Factsheet Merja Zerga publisher Birdlife International url http www.birdlife.org datazone sites index.html?action SitHTMDetails.asp&sid 6487&m 0 accessdate 2009 01 11 ref The lagoon, which covers 4,500 hectares , receives water from the Oued Drader and from the local water table . Its average depth is 1.5 meters. The area s annual rainfall 600 700 millimeters results in winter floods that inundate the surrounding areas. A Ramsar Convention site, the lagoon hosts 100 bird species and has been identified as a key site on the East Atlantic Flyway . ref cite web title Report on the Exchange Programme Planning Workshop publisher Wetlands International url http wow.wetlands.org LinkClick.aspx?fileticket tI 2FYqG2efFw 3D&tabid 153&mid 801&language fr FR accessdate 2009 01 11 ref Between 15,000 and 30,000 ducks overwinter at the lagoon, and it regularly holds 50,000 to 100,000 wader s. Its permanent species include Asio capensis . Winter visitors include Ruddy Shelduck , Common Shelduck , Gadwall , Eurasian Wigeon , Northern Shoveler , Marbled Teal , Greater Flamingo , Common Coot , Pied Avocet , Grey Plover , and Slender billed Curlew . ref name birdlife References reflist Category Protected areas of Morocco Category Ramsar sites in Morocco coord 34 50 N 6 15 W display title ar es Merja Zerga ... more details
Winnall Moors is an area of the flood plain of the River Itchen, Hampshire River Itchen , immediately to the north of Winchester city centre. The area is managed as a nature reserve by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust . The southern section is owned by Winchester City Council and has been managed by HIWWT since the 1980s. The northern part was formerly farmed as low intensity grazing, but has recently been purchased by HIWWT following a public appeal, with assistance from the Heritage Lottery Fund . The site lies within the western end of the Countryside Agency Countryside Agency s plan for a South Downs National Park . ref cite web url http www.planning inspectorate.gov.uk southdowns documents documents Landscapecharacterareaswatermarkedforweb.pdf title South Downs National Park Inquiry Position Paper Annex 1 Map A publisher The Planning Inspectorate accessdate 18 April 2009 ref Habitats on the site include chalk stream , fen tall fen , Meadow hay meadow and pasture wet pasture . Plant life includes Green flowered Helleborine , Water crowfoot and Lesser Water parsnip , Purple Loosestrife , Yellow Flag , various Cyperaceae sedges , Common Reed and Reed Canary Grass , Fleabane , Meadowsweet and Fen Bedstraw , Southern Marsh orchid , Yellow rattle and Eyebright . Birds include Little Grebe , Mute Swan and Mallard , Reed warbler Reed and Sedge Warbler s, Gadwall , Wigeon and Snipe . There are many different species of breeding dragonfly and damselfly including the Broad bodied Chaser , Common Darter and Banded Demoiselle . References Reflist External links http www.hwt.org.uk pages winnall moors r.html Hampshire Wildlife Trust Winnall Moors coord 51.07255 1.30300 type landmark region GB display title Category Winchester Category Geography of Hampshire Category Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire Hampshire geo stub ... more details
Infobox SSSI image File Cygnus bewickii 01.jpg 200px image caption Adult Bewick s Swan, Cygnus columbianus bewickii name Derwent Ings aos Humberside interest Biological gridref gbmappingsmall SE 703347 latitude 53.911236 longitude 0.930547 displaymap East Riding of Yorkshire map caption Shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire area convert 1636.91 acre km2 sqmi notifydate Start date 1975 enref 1002114 Derwent Ings is a Site of Special Scientific Interest SSSI in the East Riding of Yorkshire , England . ref cite web url http www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk citation citation photo 1002114.pdf title Derwent Ings date 1988 publisher Natural England format PDF accessdate 2009 07 21 ref Derwent Ings is of international significance and has been designated a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention ref http ramsar.wetlands.org Database Searchforsites tabid 765 language en US Default.aspx Ramsar sites database , retrieved 2009 12 01 ref and as a Special Protection Area under the terms of the European Community Directive. Part of the site is owned by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust ref cite web url http www.ywt.org.uk nature reserves.php?id 60 title Nature Reserves Wheldrake Ings publisher Yorkshire Wildlife Trust accessdate 2009 07 21 ref and is managed in conjunction with English Nature . It lies adjacent to the River Derwent, Yorkshire River Derwent between Sutton upon Derwent and Menthorpe . The site, which was designated a SSSI in 1975, consists of a series of neutral alluvial flood meadows, fen and swamp communities and freshwater habitats. It is one of the most important examples of agriculturally unimproved species rich alluvial flood meadow habitat remaining in the UK. In winter the Ings support internationally important concentrations of waterfowl , in excess of 20,000 individuals, together with nationally important numbers of Bewick s swan , Common Teal teal , wigeon , mallard , pochard , golden plover and ruff . References reflist Category Con ... more details
The Fl i Nature Reserve is a bird and nature reserve located in southern Iceland. It includes a stretch of the east shore of the lfus River. The reserve measures roughly convert 1 1.5 km mi abbr on wide by convert 4.5 km mi abbr on long, with an area of about convert 5 km2 mi2 abbr on . It is an Internationally Important Bird Area as recognised by BirdLife International . It is all low lying wetland, on average only convert 2 m ft abbr on above sea level, and is subject to seawater flooding at the spring tide. There are vistas of the surrounding mountains. The reserve establishment began in spring 1997 when Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds was awarded funding from the Environmental Fund for Trade and its operation has received support from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds from the UK. ref name ISPB http www.fuglavernd.is index.php eng Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds ref ref http www.nat.is travelguideeng plofin floi nature reserve.htm Nordic Adventure Travel ref Birds on the reserve The following birds have been noted Whooper Swan Greylag Goose Mallard Eurasian Wigeon Common Teal Greater Scaup Scaup Tufted Duck Red breasted Merganser Northern Pintail Pintail Gadwall Northern Shoveler Eider duck Red throated Diver Black headed Gull Arctic Tern Arctic Skua Lesser Black backed Gull Great Black backed Gull Meadow Pipit Dunlin Whimbrel Black tailed Godwit Common Snipe Northern Wheatear Red necked Phalarope Meadow Pipit Eurasian Golden Plover Golden Plover ref name ISPB External links http www.fuglavernd.is index.php eng Icelandic Society for the Protection of Birds References Reflist coord 63.899 21.185 dim 5000 region IS display title DEFAULTSORT Floi Nature Reserve Category Protected areas of Iceland Category Protected areas established in 1997 Iceland geo stub Europe protected area stub ... more details
The Shannon Callows are areas of flat land along the shores of the River Shannon between Athlone where the river flows out of Lough Ree and Portumna where it enters Lough Derg Shannon Lough Derg in central Republic of Ireland Ireland . The shallow grade of the river here results in occasional flooding of the Callows. Protection The Callows are a classified as a Special Area of Conservation SAC . The Irish Wildlife Trust have a reserve on Bullock Island. Protection of the Callows is particularly important to the many species of birds occurring on the Callows, Black tailed Godwit, Corncrake , Curlew, Golden Plover, Lapwing, Mute Swan , Redshank, Sandpiper, Whooper Swan and Wigeon are all recorded. Mammals recorded include Ferral mink , Fox and Eurasian otter Otter . Grazing of cattle keeps Alder and Willow from spreading. Sections of Callow at higher elevation and therefore less prone to flooding have a greater diversity of plants, in particular Clover, Creeping Buttercup, Cuckoo Flower, Marsh Bedstraw, Marsh Marigold, Meadow Grass, Meadowsweet, Sedge and Water Mint. ref http www.npws.ie protectedsites specialareasofconservationsac rivershannoncallowssac ref ref http iwt.ie what we do reserves shannon callows co offaly ref ref http www.askaboutireland.ie reading room environment geography environmental information county focus westmeath river shannon callows ref ref http www.discoverireland.com gb ireland things to see and do listings product ?fid FI 52588 ref ref http eunis.eea.europa.eu sites IE0000216 ref References Reflist Category Special Areas of Conservation in the Republic of Ireland ... more details
American Wigeon , Anas americana Possible genus Mareca wigeon s may include Chaulelasmus and Eunetta Eurasian Wigeon , Anas penelope Amsterdam Duck , Anas marecula tentatively placed here extinct c.1800 Condor98 1 American Wigeon , Anas americana Chiloe Wigeon , Anas sibilatrix Subgenus Chaulelasmus ... more details
Pochard Ay. ferina , Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope , Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula and Goosander ... species had occurred ref name Ballance American Wigeon Green winged Teal Ring necked Duck Ferruginous ... more details
distinguish Fenny Drayton Refimprove date February 2009 Infobox UK place official name Fen Drayton country England region East of England os grid reference TL335683 latitude 52.2963 longitude 0.0381 post town CAMBRIDGE postcode area CB postcode district CB24 dial code 01954 shire county Cambridgeshire shire district South Cambridgeshire population 827 population ref 2001 Census hide services Yes static image File Fen Drayton Village Hall geograph.org.uk 903993.jpg 250px static image caption Fen Drayton Village Hall Fen Drayton is a small village between Cambridge and St Ives, Cambridgeshire St. Ives in Cambridgeshire , England , and between the villages of Fenstanton and Swavesey . Much of the working population commutes to work in one of the larger towns or cities nearby, however, there are also a number of farms in the village, some still active. The village has a primary education primary school , village hall, tennis courts and football fields, where Drayton Lions Football Club play their home matches, and a pub The Three Tuns . The church a Church of England is dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus St Mary the Virgin . The village is close to the A14 road England A14 , the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway and is on National Cycle Route 51 . According to the 2001 census, it is home to 827 people, living in some 329 dwellings. The population was nearly entirely ethnic group white 99.3 , with 0.4 Asian people Asian Asian British, and 0.4 of mixed ethnicity. 71.5 of the population were Christian , compared to 1.1 listed under other religion 27.4 claimed no religion or did not state a religion . Nature reserve Just north of the village is the Fen Drayton Nature Reserve, a convert 108 ha 0 adj on nature reserve reserve comprising four lakes formed from exhausted sand and gravel pit s. These were worked since the 1950s, by ARC now Hanson plc , and is now a habitat for some 190 bird species, along with other associated wildlife. In particular, Gadwall , Eurasian Wigeon Wigeon ... more details
Image Arundel WWT.JPG thumb Lake and visitor centre at the reserve WWT Arundel is one of nine wildfowl and wetland nature reserve s managed by the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust , a nature Conservation ethic conservation Charitable organization charity in the United Kingdom . The 60 acre 240,000 m reserve is situated at the foot of the Offham Hangar, a part of the Arun valley in Arundel , West Sussex , England. One of the endangered species protected at the centre is the Hawaiian Goose , or N n , the rarest goose in the world, and state bird of Hawaii . Over 1,000 species of duck , goose and swan can be seen at the reserve. The centre provides a variety of habitats from around the world for its various residents such as its re creation of M vatn , a volcanic lake in Iceland . With hand feeding and hides situated all over the centre, visitors can get close to many of the ducks. These features, as well as the large number of habitats and different species, are common in WWT centres. Species Species from other countries are not wild. Mute Swan Northern Shoveler Bewick s Swan Ferruginous Duck Common Pochard Red crested Pochard Eurasian Wigeon Tufted Duck Long tailed Duck Captive Common Scoter . ref cite web url http www.wwt.org.uk text 372 common scoter.html title Common Scoter Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust accessdate 2008 09 16 author Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ref Australian Wood Duck Blue Duck Red breasted Goose ref cite web url http www.wwt.org.uk text 411 red breasted goose.html title Red breasted Goose Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust accessdate 2008 09 16 author Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ref Hawaiian Goose N n Marbled Duck White headed Duck Black Swan White faced Whistling Duck Smew Wild Common moorhen Moorhen Common coot Coot Mallard Kingfisher ref name sightings080915 cite web url http www.wwt.org.uk article 373 1962 wildlife sightings.html title Wildlife Sightings 15 September 2008 accessdate 2008 09 16 author Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust ref Eurasian Teal Teal ref name s ... more details
Infobox Protected area name Border Field State Park iucn category photo Borderfieldstateparkrecent.png photo caption The Mexico United States border at Border Field State Park map USA California location San Diego County, California , USA nearest city Imperial Beach, California lat d 32 lat m 32 lat s 4 lat NS N long d 117 long m 7 long s 22 long EW W region US CA area convert 1316 acre ha established 1972 visitation num visitation year governing body California Department of Parks and Recreation Border Field State Park is a state park of California , USA, containing beach and coastal habitat on the Mexico United States border . The park is located within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California Imperial Beach in San Diego County , adjacent to the suburb of Playas de Tijuana in Mexico. It is the southwesternmost point of the contiguous United States and is also the southernmost point in the state of California. ref name Website cite web title Border Field SP url http www.parks.ca.gov default.asp?page id 664 publisher California State Parks accessdate 2011 10 02 ref The Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve contains much of Border Field State Park and is an important wildlife habitat . The salt and freshwater marsh es give refuge to migrating waterfowl and resident wader wading bird s, such as Black necked Stilt , American Avocet , Green winged Teal , American Wigeon and pelican s. The park offers hiking, horse trails, surf fishing and birding. ref name Website The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was concluded on February 2, 1848, officially ending the Mexican American War war between the United States and Mexico . It provided that the new international border between the two countries be established by a joint United States and Mexican Boundary Survey . The commission began its survey at Border Field. ref name Website Approximately 53,000 people visit the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve and Border Field State Park each year. Citation n ... more details
Infobox lake lake name Loch Fleet image lake Loch Fleet from the east bank.jpg caption lake View from Littleferry looking inland. image bathymetry caption bathymetry location south of Golspie , Sutherland coords gbmapping NH7896 coord 57 57 N 4 4 W display title region GB type waterbody type inflow outflow catchment basin countries Scotland length width area depth max depth volume residence time shore elevation frozen islands cities reference Loch Fleet lang gd Loch Fle id is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland , located between Golspie and Dornoch . It forms the estuary of the River Fleet , a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg . Geography and geology Loch Fleet is a shallow, bar built estuary with extensive sand flats and mud flats backed by saltmarsh and sand dunes. ref name SPA citation url http www.jncc.gov.uk default.aspx?page 1877 title Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet SPA description date 2001 publisher Joint Nature Conservation Committee accessdate 2009 04 14 ref Flora and fauna On 24 March 1997, the Dornoch Firth and Loch Fleet Special Protection Area SPA was established for wildlife conservation. ref name SPA The SPA covers convert 7836.33 ha acres 0 of Loch Fleet, the Dornoch Firth , Morrich More , the Mound Alderwoods and Tarbat Ness . ref name SPA The Joint Nature Conservation Committee described it as one of the best examples in northwest Europe of a large complex estuary which has been relatively unaffected by industrial development . ref name SPA The total SPA hosts significant populations of the following birds Breeding Osprey Pandion haliaetus in the early 1990s there were 10 breeding pairs. ref name SPA Overwintering Bar tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica , Greylag Goose Anser anser , Wigeon Anas penelope , Curlew Numenius arquata , Dunlin Calidris alpina alpina , Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus and Common Teal Teal Anas crecca . Heading inland, the alder woods around the mouth of the river at the Mound are significant. Histo ... more details
Image Montrose Basin.jpg thumb right 300px Montrose Basin The Montrose Basin is part of the estuary of the River South Esk South Esk forming a tidal basin near to the town of Montrose, Angus Montrose , Angus , on the east coast of Scotland . The nature reserve in this embayment internationally important for Pink footed Goose Pink footed Geese , Red Knot and Common Redshank and is nationally important for Common Shelduck , Wigeon and Common Eider Ducks. It is also popular with Mute Swan s, Oystercatcher s and Northern Lapwing s as well as smaller birds. Breeding birds are preyed on by Peregrine Falcon s and Eurasian Sparrowhawk Sparrowhawk s. The visitor centre, run by the Scottish Wildlife Trust , is accessible from the A92 road . The swans give the Basin its old, more poetic name, the Sea of Swans . Citation needed date January 2011 The Montrose Basin Heritage Society was formed in 1999 to bring together information about the basin, including its history and archaeology. The Basin has been exploited for its seafood, at one time Montrose was Scotland s second largest exporter of salmon and mussel cultivation gave it the largest mussel beds in the kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. Eel s have also been an important catch. The Montrose Basin was hit by a tsunami in 6100 BC, generated by the massive underwater Storegga Slide , in Norway . It was convert 70 ft high when it hit the basin. See also House of Dun Tsunamis in the United Kingdom External links http www.montrosebasin.org.uk Reserve s website http www.angusahead.com VisitAngus Webcams montroseWebcam.asp Montrose Basin Live Webcam http www.swt.org.uk visit visitor centres montrose basin visitor centre Visitor Centre information oscoor gbx NO693575 coord 56.70818 N 2.50305 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 NO693575 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Estuaries of Scotland Category Special Protection Areas in Scotland Category Ramsar sites in Scotland Category S ... more details
Image Tatihou.jpg thumb 500px right Tatihou Left Vauban s tower Right Ilet s fort Tatihou is an island of Normandy in France with an area of 290,000 square metres. It is located to the east of the Cotentin peninsula just off the coast near Saint Vaast la Hougue . It is almost uninhabited, and is usually reached by amphibious boat although, being a tidal island , it is also possible at low tide to walk there over the local oyster beds. Access to the island is limited to 500 visitors per day. History Tatihou, like many of the islets of the Channel Islands contains the hou suffix. In 1692 the naval Battle of La Hougue took place between the English and the French close to the island of Tatihou. In 1756 the surroundings of La Hougue were defended by many batteries and forts, but the lack of regular maintenance ensured that these quickly fell into disrepair. In 1720 Tatihou was used for Quarantine quarantining plague victims from Marseilles . On 10 December 1803, the 36 gun frigate HMS Shannon 1803 HMS Shannon grounded on Tatihou. All her crew survived to be captured by troops from a battery. The next day a party from HMS Merlin 1803 HMS Merlin burned Shannon to prevent her arms and stores falling into French hands. Image Shannon wreck Brenton.jpg Right 200px thumb Shannon on shore, by Edward Pelham Brenton , c.1803, in the National Maritime Museum , Greenwich Culture Tatihou has hosted a small folk festival since 1995, Les Travers es de Tatihou , every August 15. The hours are selected according to the tides to allow the festival goers home. The island also hosts music courses several times a year. Flora and fauna An ornithological reserve was founded in 1990 with an area of 30,000 square metres. The island is a stopping place for many migrating birds, including the European Herring Gull Herring Gull , Great Black backed Gull , Common Shelduck , Little Egret , Eider , Wigeon , Yellow legged Gull . There is also a botanical garden on the island. External links http www.c ... more details
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