Richard Low surveys the breeding birds and visits the reserves several times during the breeding season usually early in the morning. Evidence such as the presence of singing males, nests, sightings of birds carrying nesting material or food for nestlings or sightings of juvenile birds are used by Richard to compile the estimates of breeding pairs.
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Summary of Breeding bird surveys 2003 - 2011 |
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Estimate of number of pairs of breeding birds |
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2003 |
2004 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
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Comments |
RL |
JM |
JM |
RL |
RL |
RL |
RL |
RL |
RL |
Change |
Blackbird |
6 |
6 |
6-10 |
6-7 |
4 |
8-10 |
9-10 |
6-7 |
8-9 |
Increase |
28 species bred or possibly bred this year compared with 29 last year. 8 have decreased, 14 have no change and 6 have increased.Once again although there are changes from last year with most species, there does not seem to be any significant trends and the overall pattern is probably stable. Worryingly no yellowhammers or greenfinches were recorded singing for the first time. This could be down to limited coverage this year as Richard was unable to survey as much as he would have liked but we will need to monitor this situation. The highlight this year was a nightingale singing for a few weeks although no evidence of breeding was found despite great efforts from Ray to establish breeding status. |
Blackcap |
2 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
2-3 |
2 |
P2 |
No change |
Blue Tit |
10 |
NE |
6-10 |
7-8 |
10 |
12-15 |
10-12 |
8-9 |
7-8 |
Decrease |
Bullfinch (Red listed) |
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P |
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1 |
P |
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1-2 |
Increase |
Carrion Crow |
NL |
P |
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P |
P |
P |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
No change |
Chaffinch |
3 |
3 |
4 |
4-5 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
Decrease |
Chiffchaff |
8 |
6-8 |
4-6 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
Decrease |
Coal Tit |
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1 |
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No change |
Collared Dove |
NL |
P |
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1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No change |
Dunnock |
2 |
5 |
3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
4-5 |
3-4 |
3-4 |
No change |
Garden Warbler |
1 |
WBc |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
P1 |
1 |
No change |
Goldcrest |
NL |
1 |
1 |
2 |
1-2 |
P2 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No change |
Goldfinch |
1 |
1 |
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1-2 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
P1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No change |
Great Tit |
7 |
NE |
4-6 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
5-6 |
6-7 |
4-5 |
4-5 |
No change |
Great S. Woodpecker |
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D |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
P1-2 |
Increase |
Greenfinch |
2 |
NE |
4 |
2-3 |
P1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
P1 |
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Decrease |
Green Woodpecker |
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1OR |
1OR |
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No change |
Jackdaw |
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2-3 |
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P |
P1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No change |
Jay |
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1P |
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P |
P |
1-2 |
2-3 |
Increase |
Lesser Whitethroat |
NL |
3 |
2 |
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No change |
Linnet (Red listed) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
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P |
P1 |
P1 |
No change |
Long-tailed Tit |
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1-2 |
1-2 |
2 |
No change |
Magpie |
NL |
P |
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1-2 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
2 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
No change |
Mistle Thrush |
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1 |
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P1 |
1-2 |
P1 |
P1 |
No change |
Nightingale |
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No change |
Nuthatch |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1-2 |
1 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No change |
Robin |
5 |
9 |
3-6 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
6-7 |
7-8 |
6-7 |
7-8 |
Increase |
Song Thrush (Red listed) |
3 |
4 |
3-7 |
2-3 |
3 |
1-2 |
2 |
2 |
1-2 |
Decrease |
Starling (Red listed) |
NL |
3 |
1 |
2-3 |
Afp |
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P1-2 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
Increase |
Treecreeper |
NL |
P |
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1 |
2-3 |
P2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
1-2 |
No change |
Whitethroat |
NL |
1 |
2-4 |
1 |
P1 |
1 |
1 |
1-2 |
P1 |
Decrease |
Woodpigeon |
NL |
P |
3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
3-4 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
No change |
Wren |
5 |
6 |
3-6 |
5-6 |
4-5 |
5-6 |
6-7 |
5 |
4-5 |
Decrease |
Yellowhammer (Red listed) |
1 |
2-3 |
1 |
1-2 |
1 |
1 |
P1 |
P1 |
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Decrease |
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Key |
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Richard Lowe |
RL |
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John Madden |
JM |
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Not listed |
NL |
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Possibly |
P |
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Drumming |
D |
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No estimate |
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Off reserve |
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With Blackcap |
WBc |
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A few pairs |
Afp |
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