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Bird Species

Below is a list of Birds that have been recorded as having occured around all 10 sections of the Emm Brook.

The FOTEB list currently stands at 100 species.

This is not a definitive checklist. The species listed here are those for which we have records on the wildlife database held by FOTEB.

These lists are being constantly updated as new species are identified.

The"Area Seen" column refers to the 10 sections that the Brook has been split into for monitoring purposes (see Wildlife page).

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22/10/2017

COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	STATUS	AREA SEEN	FIRST SEEN	LAST SEEN	PHOTO
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Resident	5,9
Great crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Resident	10
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Resident	4,5
Little Egret	Egretta garzettae	Resident	1,5,7,8
Grey Heron	Ardea cinereai	Resident	4,5,9,10
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Migrant	10			No Photo available
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Resident	5,8
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Resident	5,10
Canda Goose	Branta canadensis	Resident	2,5
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	Vagrant	5
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiacus	Resident	5
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Resident	5
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Resident	10
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Resident	5
Sparrowhawk	Circus pygargus	Resident	5,10
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Resident	5
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Resident	5
Phesant	Phasianus colchicus	Resident	10
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Resident	5
Coot	Vanessa atlanta	Resident	10
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Resident	2,10
Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Resident	5,10
Woodcock	Polygonia c-album	Resident	10			No Photo available
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Resident	10
Common Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Resident	10
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundis	Resident	4,5
Common Gull	Larus canus	Resident	4,10
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Resident	4,5
Great Black -backed Gull	Larus marinus	Resident	10			No Photo available
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Summer Visitor	1,5,10
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Resident	5,8,10
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	Resident	4,5,9,10
Collared dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	4,5
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Summer Visitor	10			No Photo available
Ring necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Resident	10
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Summer Visitor	5,10
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Resident	9,10
Little Owl	Athene nocutai	Resident	2,10
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Resident	2,5,10
Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Summer Visitor	1,10
Swift	Apus apus	Summer Visitor	5,10
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Resident	5,10
Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Very rare Migrant	10			No Photo available
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Summer Visitor	5,8,10
Green Woodpecker	Picus verdis	Resident	5
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus major	Resident	5,8
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus minor	Resident	1,10			No Photo available
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Resident	5			No Photo available
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Summer Visitor	5,10			No Photo available
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Summer Visitor	4,5,10
House Martin	Delichon urbica	Summer Visitor	4,5
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Resident	5,10
Yellow Wagtail	Montacilla (flava) flava	Summer Visitor	10			No Photo available
Grey Wagtail	Montacilla cinerea	Resident	4,5
Pied Wagtail	Montacilla (alba) yarrellii	Resident	5
Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Rare Winter Visitor	4,5
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Resident	5,10
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Resident	5,10
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Resident	5,8,10
Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Summer Visitor	10
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	Migrant	8
Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Summer Visitor	10
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Summer Visitor	10			No Photo available
Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	Resident	10
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Resident	2,5,8,10
Fieldfare	Turdus pilariss	Winter Visitor	5,10
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Resident	5,8
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Winter Visitor	5
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Resident	5
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Resident	10			No Photo available
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Summer Visitor	10			No Photo available
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpa	Summer Visitor	10			No Photo available
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Summer Visitor	8.10
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Summer Visitor	5
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Summer Visitor	5,8
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Summer Visitor	4,10
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Resident	5
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Passage Migrant	10
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Passage Migrant	5			No Photo available
Long tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Resident	5
Coal Tit	Parus ater	Resident	5
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	Resident	5,8
Great Tit	Parus major	Resident	5,8
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Resident	5
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Resident	5
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Resident	5
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Resident	5,10
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Resident	5,9,10
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Resident	5,10
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Resident	5
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Resident	5,8,10
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Winter Visitor	5,10
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	Resident	5
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Resident	5,8,10
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	Winter Visitor	5,10
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	Resident	5			No Photo available
Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	Resident	5
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Resident	5,10
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Migrant	5,10
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Resident	9
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Resident	10			No Photo available
Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Resident	5			No Photo available