Dawn chorus walks - 7th May 2006

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Key to symbols

1 = number of birds noted in song

√ = birds recorded but not in song

X = birds not recorded

Species Walk's start time
Common name Scientific name 4:30 AM 6:00 AM 7:30 AM
Greylag Goose Anser anser X √ √
Gadwall Anas strepera √ √ √
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos √ √ √
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus √ √ √
Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis √ √ X
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea √ X X
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus √ √ √
Coot Fulica atra √ √ √
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus X X √
"Racing" Pigeon Columba livia X X √
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 15 9 2
Collard Dove Streptopelia decaocto √ 5 1
Swift Apus apus X √ √
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major X √ 1
Skylark Alauda arvensis X 1 1
Swallow Hirundo rustica X √ √
House Martin Delicon urbicum X √ √
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea √ √ √
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba X X √
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 15 13 10
Dunnock Prunella modularis 1 4 3
Robin Erithacus rubecula 6 5 3
Blackbird Turdus merula 17 7 5
Song Thrush Turdus philomelus 5 1 1
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorous X √ X
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 6 4 3
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 2 5 2
Gold Crest Regulus regulus 2 5 3
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus X √ √
Coal Tit Periparus ater X X √
Blue Tit Parus caerulues √ √ √
Great Tit Parus major √ √ √
Magpie Pica pica √ X X
Jacdaw Corvus monedula √ √ √
Rook Corvus frugilegus √ √ √
Starling Sturnus vulgaris √ 1 √
House Sparrow Passer domesticus √ √ √
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 5 3 6
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris √ 1 1
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis √ √ √
Linnet Carduelis cannabina X √ √
  Total songs 74 64 62

Note

4:30 AM: six attendees - 29 species of birds

6:00 AM: two attendees - 35 species of birds

7:30 AM: four attendees - 37 species of birds

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