Kingfisher  (Alcedo atthis)

Species information

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Threats

The kingfisher population undergoes fluctuations, but there is no long-term trend in numbers. It is vulnerable to spells of severe winter weather, since when water bodies freeze over kingfishers are unable to feed (8).

Conservation

The kingfisher is fully protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (3).