For the purposes of our bird news services, this species is classed as Local: generally fairly regular or common species that a 'county lister' or a birding beginner might be interested in going to see. (Note that rarity levels are currently applied nationally and may not reflect local variations in abundance.)

Greece 02/05/13	Portugal 21/04/13	Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian 17/04/13	Musselburgh Lagoons, Lothian 17/04/13	Attenborough NR, Notts 04/04/13
Attenborough NR, Notts 04/04/13	Skinflats Lagoons, Forth 31/03/13	Skinflats Lagoons, Forth 31/03/13	Ogmore Estuary, Glamorgan 23/03/13	National Wetlands Centre, Carmarthen 11/03/13
Isle of Sheppey, Kent 17/01/13	Poole Harbour, Dorset 04/01/13	Mistley, Essex 09/12/12	Poole Harbour, Dorset 18/11/12	Brownsea Island NT, Dorset 16/10/12
Cley next the Sea, Norfolk 29/09/12	Titchwell RSPB, Norfolk 29/09/12	Bawdsey, Suffolk 11/08/12	Bawdsey, Suffolk 10/08/12	Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 10/08/12
Blacktoft Sands RSPB, E Yorks 06/08/12	Oare Marshes NR, Kent 27/07/12	Leighton Moss RSPB, Lancs 24/07/12	Slimbridge WWT, Glos 17/07/12	Cley Marshes NWT, Norfolk 15/07/12

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Avocet breeds in the following countries (Bird News Extra subscribers will see population statistics and information on trends for each country, and a map of population densities):

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Italy
Lithuania
Macedonia
Moldova
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
Ukraine

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	RSPB: River Currents and Rising Seas Threaten Iconic Birds	Tuesday 24th April 2007
	The changing currents of a tidal river are threatening to swamp an RSPB reserve – and its important population of birds.   read on
	Avocet Breeding at Upton Warren, Worcs 2003	Friday 6th June 2003
	Avocets have successfully bred at a number of 'new' sites this year, including birds in Worcestershire.

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