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Mill Dam

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This water body was not shown on the 1840 survey map of the island, since it is a man-made creation from a damming in the 1880s. Mill Dam is fed by a stream flowing from the north that rises on the western lobe of Shapinsay. The
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Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserves in Scotland
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This article related to a protected area in Scotland is a
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levels of the outflow stream of Mill Dam are moderately
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wetlands
wetland
Shapinsay
Scotland
pH
alkaline
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
northern pintails
whooper swans
Balfour Castle
Burroughston Broch
The Ouse
Vasa Loch
"Mill Dam, Shapinsay"
Shapinsay Island, Orkney
59°2′31″N 2°53′46″W / 59.04194°N 2.89611°W / 59.04194; -2.89611
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RSPB
Scotland
Abernethy Forest
Ailsa Craig
Balranald Nature Reserve
Coll
Copinsay
Corrimony

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