Ornithology

Rayleigh East Sewage Treatment Works

The Birds of Rayleigh Sewage Treatment Works - 1992

By John Emberson

Common Name	Bi-Nomial	Status	Total for Year	Crude Daily Average
Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Resident	1	Less then 1
Mallad	Anas platyrhynchos	Resident	71	Less then 1
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisis	Resident	3	Less then 1
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Resident	5	Less then 1
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Resident	47	Less then 1
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Resident	51	Less then 1
Lapwing	Vanellis vanellis	Resident	3	Less then 1
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Resident	15	Less then 1
Green Sandpiper *	Tringa ochropus	Winter Visitor	3	Less then 1
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*	Resident	3,145	35.7
Common Gull	Larus canus	Resident	23	Less then 1
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Resident	3	Less then 1
feral pigeon	Columba livia (Domest.)	Resident	60	Less then 1
Wood Pigeon	*Columba palumbus*	Resident	736	8.7
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	6	Less then 1
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Summer Visitor	19	Less then 1
Swift	*Apus apus*	Summer Visitor	243	2.8
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Resident	7	Less then 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus major	Resident	1	Less then 1
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Resident	4	Less then 1
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Summer Visitor	2	Less then 1
Swallow	*Hirundo rustica*	Summer Visitor	226	2.6
House Martin	Delichon urbica	Summer Visitor	182	2
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Resident	211	2.4
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Winter Visitor	4	Less then 1
Grey Wagtail	Montacilla cinerea	Resident	176	2
Pied Wagtail	*Muscicapa alba*	Resident	956	10.7
Wren	T. troglodytes	Resident	112	1.3
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Resident	168	1.9
Robin	Erythacus rubecula	Resident	203	2.3
Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Summer Visitor	5	Less then 1
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Resident	199	2.3
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Winter Visitor	44	Less then 1
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Resident	25	Less then 1
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Winter Visitor	65	Less then 1
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Resident	68	Less then 1
Sedge Warbler	A. schoenobaenus	Summer Visitor	1	Less then 1
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Summer Visitor	11	Less then 1
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia carruca	Summer Visitor	5	Less then 1
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Summer Visitor	7	Less then 1
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybitus	Summer Visitor	16	Less then 1
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Summer Visitor	22	Less then 1
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Resident	2	Less then 1
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Resident	54	Less then 1
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Resident	1	Less then 1
Blue Tit	*Parus caeruleus*	Resident	274	3.1
Great Tit	Parus major	Resident	143	1.6
Tree Creeper	Certhia familiaris	Resident	1	Less then 1
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Resident	30	Less then 1
Magpie	*Pica pica*	Resident	649	7.4
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Resident	8	Less then 1
Carrion Crow	*Corvus corone*	Resident	3,624	41.2
Starling	*Sturnus vulgaris*	Resident	3,164	36
House Sparrow	*Passer domesticus*	Resident	1,310	14.9
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Resident	53	Less then 1
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	Resident	195	2.2
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Resident	33	Less then 1
Linnet	Acanthus cannabina	Resident	152	1.7
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Resident	4	Less then 1
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citronella	Resident	95	1.1
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Resident	1	Less then 1

*This is an interesting observation as one of these individuals was seen here in August. Presumably a very early arrival.

Rayleigh Sewage Treatment Works is an area of about 27 acres situated to the west of and outside of Cherry Orchard Country Park.

Gaining access to the site proved to be more difficult than expected, hence the lack of records for January.

Eight visits to the site were made in each month of 1992 from February to December.

The ten most numerous species that might be observed on any casual visit to the site are listed in bold. However it should be noted that the Swift and Swallow are summer visitors to the UK and would be unlikely to be seen during the winter months.

Species are listed in Voous Order.

This page was added by John Emberson on 05/05/2019.

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