THE BIRDS OF EWELME WATERCRESS BEDS

Status is defined as VC = very common - seen on more than 80% of visits

C = common – seen on between 50% and 80% of visits

UC= uncommon – seen on between 10% and 50% of visits

R = Rare – seen each year but on less than 10% of visits

VR = Very rare – less than 5 sighting since recording began

(sv) – summer visitor

(wv) – winter visitor

(pv)_ - passage visitor

* - breeds on site

SPECIES		Status
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	VR
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	UC
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	VR
Teal	anas Formosa	VR
Mallard	Anas platyrhyncos	VC		*
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	UC
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	UC
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo	UC
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	UC
Hobby	Falco subbuteo	VR	sv
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	R
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	VR
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	C
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	UC	wv
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	VC		*
Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	VR	wv
Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	R
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	UC	wv
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	VR	wv
Curlew	Numenius arquata	R	sv
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	VR	wv
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	VR	pv
Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	UC
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	UC
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	VR
Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	UC
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	UC
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	VC		*
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	UC
Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	VR	sv
Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	VR	sv
Little Owl	Athene noctua	VR
Common Swift	Apus apus	UC	sv
Kingfisher	Alcedo atthi	UC
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	R
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	R
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	VR
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	UC	sv
House Martin	Delichon urbica	UC	sv
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	R
Yellow Wagtail	Montacilla flava	VR	sv
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	VC		*
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba yarrellii	UC
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	VC		*
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	C		*
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	VC		*
Blackbird	Turdus merula	VC		*
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	R	wv
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	UC
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	UC	wv
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	R
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus choenobaenus	VR	sv
Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	R	sv
Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	R	sv
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	R	sv	*
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	UC		*
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	UC		*
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	VR	sv
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	UC
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	UC
Coal Tit	Parus ater	VR
Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	VC		*
Great Tit	Parus major	VC		*
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	VR	sv
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	VR
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	VR
Magpie	Pica pica	C
Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	C
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	VC
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	UC
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	C
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	C
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	VC		*
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	VR	wv
Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	C
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	UC
Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	R
Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	R
Siskin	Carduelis spinus	VR
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	R
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	VR
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	VR