Ornithology
Cotton's Wood - centre
The Birds of Cotton's Wood - 1991
By John Emberson
Common Name | Bi-Nomial | Status | Total for Year | Crude Daily Average |
Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus | Resident | 6 | Less than 1 |
Hobby |
Falco subbuteo | Summer Visitor | 1 | Less than 1 |
feral pigeon |
Columba livia (Domest.) | Resident | 2 | Less than 1 |
Wood Pigeon |
Columba palumbus | Resident | 260 | 2.7 |
Collared Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto | Resident | 1 | Less than 1 |
Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus | Summer Visitor | 1 | Less than 1 |
Green Woodpecker |
Picus viridis | Resident | 10 | Less than 1 |
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopus major | Resident | 16 | Less than 1 |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopus minor | Resident | 18 | Less than 1 |
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica | Summer Visitor | 1 | Less than 1 |
Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes | Resident | 94 | Less than 1 |
Dunnock |
Prunella modularis | Resident | 67 | Less than 1 |
Robin |
Erythacus rubecula | Resident | 156 | 1.6 |
Blackbird |
Turdus merula | Resident | 260 | 2.7 |
Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris | Winter Visitor | 226 | 2.4 |
Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos | Resident | 42 | Less than 1 |
Redwing |
Turdus iliacus | Winter Visitor | 70 | Less than 1 |
Mistle Thrush |
Turdus viscivorus | Resident | 66 | Less than 1 |
Whitethroat |
Sylvia communis | Summer Visitor | 1 | Less than 1 |
Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla | Summer Visitor | 14 | Less than 1 |
Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus collybitus | Summer Visitor | 1 | Less than 1 |
Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus | Summer Visitor | 1 | Less than 1 |
Spotted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata | Summer Visitor | 44 | Less than 1 |
Goldcrest |
Regulus regulus | Resident | 13 | Less than 1 |
Long-tailed Tit |
Aegithalos caudatus | Resident | 77 | Less than 1 |
Blue Tit |
Parus caeruleus | Resident | 458 | 4.8 |
Great Tit |
Parus major | Resident | 273 | 2.8 |
Tree Creeper |
Certhia familiaris | Resident | 23 | Less than 1 |
Jay |
Garrulus glandarius | Resident | 82 | Less than 1 |
Magpie |
Pica pica | Resident | 45 | Less than 1 |
Carrion Crow |
Corvus carone | Resident | 37 | Less than 1 |
Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris | Resident | 130 | 1.3 |
House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus | Resident | 115 | 1.2 |
Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs | Resident | 340 | 3.5 |
Greenfinch |
Carduelis chloris | Resident | 67 | Less than 1 |
Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis | Resident | 7 | Less than 1 |
Linnet |
Acanthus cannabina | Resident | 2 | Less than 1 |
Bullfinch |
Pyrrhula pyrrhula | Resident | 4 | Less than 1 |
Yellowhammer |
Emberiza citronella | Resident | 1 | Less than 1 |
Cotton's Wood TQ848902 comprises 2.5 acres of mainly Hornbeam, Oak and Ash trees.
A twelve month survey of the birds of the wood was carried out by visiting the wood eight times a month from January to December 1991. The ten most numerous species recorded in the wood can be seen in bold in the above list.
It's worth noting that one of these species, the Fieldfare, is a winter visitor to the UK.
The species are listed in Voous Order.