Ornithology

The Scrubs - centre

The Scrubs - 1989

By John Emberson

Common Name	Bi-Nomial	Status	Total for Year	Crude Daily Average
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Resident	31	Less than 1
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Resident	2	Less than 1
feral pigeon	Columba livia (Domest.)	Resident	4	Less than 1
Wood Pigeon	*Columba palumbus*	Resident	1,078	12.8
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	10	Less than 1
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Summer Visitor	28	Less than 1
Cuckoo	Cuculus canoris	Summer Visitor	3	Less than 1
Swift	Apus apus	Summer Visitor	24	Less than 1
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Resident	1	Less than 1
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Resident	71	Less than 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus major	Resident	20	Less than 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus minor	Resident	62	Less than 1
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Summer Visitor	33	Less than 1
House Martin	Delichon urbica	Summer Visitor	3	Less than 1
Grey Wagtail	Montacilla cinerea	Resident	1	Less than 1
Pied Wagtail	Muscicapa alba	Resident	1	Less than 1
Wren	*T. troglodytes*	Resident	736	8.8
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Resident	343	4.1
Robin	*Erythacus rubecula*	Resident	1,245	14.8
Blackbird	*Turdus merula*	Resident	873	10.4
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Winter Visitor	12	Less than 1
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Resident	106	1.3
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Winter Visitor	8	Less than 1
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Resident	216	2.6
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Summer Visitor	7	Less than 1
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Summer Visitor	20	Less than 1
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Summer Visitor	50	Less than 1
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybitus	Summer Visitor	114	1.4
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Summer Visitor	26	Less than 1
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Resident	177	2.1
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Summer Visitor	3	Less than 1
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Summer Visitor	1	Less than 1
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Resident	166	2
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Resident	85	1
Blue Tit	*Parus caeruleus*	Resident	1,240	14.8
Great Tit	*Parus major*	Resident	889	10.6
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Resident	2	Less than 1
Tree Creeper	Certhia familiaris	Resident	20	Less than 1
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Resident	312	3.7
Magpie	Pica pica	Resident	250	3
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Resident	3	Less than 1
Carrion Crow	Corvus carone	Resident	78	Less than 1
Starling	*Sturnus vulgaris*	Resident	661	7.9
House Sparrow	*Passer domesticus*	Resident	1,865	22
Chaffinch	*Fringilla coelebs*	Resident	396	4.7
Greenfinch	*Carduelis chloris*	Resident	932	11
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Resident	21	Less than 1
Linnet	Acanthus cannabina	Resident	78	Less than 1
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Resident	47	Less than 1
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citronella	Resident	46	Less than 1

The Scrubs TQ842903 comprises 24 acres of mainly Hornbeam and Chestnut trees.

A twelve months survey of the birds of the wood was carried out by visiting the area seven times each month from January to December.

The ten most numerous species can be seen in bold; all of them being considered Resident in the UK.

Those species having a definite number in the Crude Daily Average column are those that the casual observer could expect to see on any visit to the wood at any time of the year.

Twelve of the listed species are summer visitors to the UK and two are likely to be seen here only during the months of winter.

Species are listed in Voous Order.

This page was added by John Emberson on 25/04/2019.

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