Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive, chicken-like feet. Each year, these birds typically build new, bowl-shaped nests using leaves, rushes and reeds. But, while nesting in ...

Coots' nests in Amsterdam are built using discarded plastic, providing a time capsule into the material's use over the past ...

The Eurasian coot, a round and black waterbird with a white beak, is a common sight in the Netherlands, along the canals of Amsterdam. In the wild, coots usually avoid reusing their nests ...

Scientists studying Eurasian coots in Amsterdam found layers of decades-old garbage in their urban nests Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent Eurasian coots are round, black waterbirds with distinctive ...