During the breeding season the Coot is primarily a freshwater bird which breeds in lakes and ponds, but at the southern end of the fjord, where the water is saltiest, there is a small breeding population. The great majority have their nests in the reeds on Skovholmene in Borrevejle inlet, where you might be lucky enough to see their loveable and amusing young.





In autumn and winter thousand-strong flocks gather on the fjord. They prefer shallow, sheltered areas. At this time of the year too they are concentrated mostly in the southwestern part of the fjord, but not as much as when they are breeding.

Coot find their food, both plant and animal, on the fjord bed. When the fjord is frozen over they face difficulties due to their poor mobility, and so in hard winters they die in large numbers.