Kingfisher  (Alcedo atthis)

Brackish: slightly salty water.

1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (November 2002):
   http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn
   
2. Mullarney, K., Svensson, L., Zetterstrom, D., & Grant, P.J. (1999) Collins Bird Guide. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London.
   
3. Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, as amended (November 2002):
   http://www.english-nature.org.uk/science/licensing/pdf/protected_species_part_i.pdf
   
4. Gooders, J. (1982) Collins British Birds. William Collins Sons and Co Ltd, London.
   
5. Lack, P. (1986) The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A. D. Poyser Ltd, Calton.
   
6. BTO: Breeding birds of the wider countryside (November 2002):
   http://www.bto.org/birdtrends/wcrkingf.htm
   
7. RSPB (2003) The population status of birds in the UK:
   http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/5_20625.pdf
   
8. RSPB (2003): Pers. comm.