Wetlands in the UK are of outstanding international importance
for waterbirds. Lying on some of the major flyways for Arctic-nesting
species, large numbers of waterbirds are attracted, especially
during winter, by the relatively mild climate and extensive
areas of wetland, notably estuaries. The UK thus has both
moral and legal obligations to conserve both these waterbirds
and the wetlands upon which they depend. WeBS is the principal
means by which such waterbirds are monitored.
For information about sites covered by WeBS core
counts, 
click here.
For information about sites covered by WeBS low-tide
counts,
click here.
For information about waterbird trends on protected
areas,
click here (SPAs) or
here (SSSIs).
