Ornithology

Gusted Hall Wood - centre

The Birds of Gusted Hall Wood - 1990

By John Emberson

Common Name	Bi-Nomial	Status	Total for Year	Crude Daily Average
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Resident	25	Less than 1
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculuc	Resident	16	Less than 1
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Resident	1	Less than 1
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Resident	2	Less than 1
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Resident	4	Less than 1
feral pigeon	Calumba livia (Domest.)	Resident	46	Less than 1
Wood Pigeon	*Columba palumbus*	Resident	2,462	25.6
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	10	Less than 1
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Summer Visitor	14	Less than 1
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Summer Visitor	5	Less than 1
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Resident	18	Less than 1
Swift	Apus apus	Summer Visitor	48	Less than 1
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridus	Resident	57	Less than 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus major	Resident	26	Less than 1
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus minor	Resident	68	Less than 1
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Summer Visitor	65	Less than 1
House Martin	Delichon urbica	Summer Visitor	33	Less than 1
Wren	*T. troglodytes*	Resident	572	6
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Resident	267	2.8
Robin	*Erythacus rubecula*	Resident	946	9.9
Blackbird	*Turdus merula*	Resident	733	7.6
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Resident	69	Less than 1
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Winter Visitor	88	Less than 1
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Resident	33	Less than 1
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Summer Visitor	17	Less than 1
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Summer Visitor	69	Less than 1
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Summer Visitor	1	Less than 1
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybitus	Summer Visitor	159	1.6
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Summer Visitor	35	Less than 1
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Resident	98	1
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Summer Visitor	33	Less than 1
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Summer Visitor	2	Less than 1
Long-tailed Tit	*Aegithalos caudatus*	Resident	297	3.1
Coal Tit	Periparus åter	Resident	68	Less than 1
Blue Tit	*Parus caeruleus*	Resident	1,407	14.7
Great Tit	*Parus major*	Resident	543	5.6
Tree Creeper	Certhia familiaris	Resident	25	Less than 1
Jay	*Garrulus glandarius*	Resident	282	2.9
Magpie	Pica pica	Resident	226	2.3
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Resident	2	Less than 1
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Resident	80	Less than 1
Starling	*Sturnus vulgaris*	Resident	448	4.6
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Resident	129	1.3
Chaffinch	*Fringilla coelebs*	Resident	327	3.4
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	Resident	262	2.7
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Resident	22	Less than 1
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula Pyrrhula	Resident	139	1.4

Gusted Hall Wood TQ841907 comprises 14 acres of mainly Hornbeam and Chestnut trees.

A twelve month survey of the birds of the wood was carried out by visiting the area eight times in each month of 1990 from January to December.

The ten most numerous species can be seen in bold.

All species are listed in Voous Order.

This page was added by John Emberson on 23/04/2019.

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