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.

This page was added by John Emberson on 16/04/2019.

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