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Information on British birds courtesy
of http://www.rspb.org.uk
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Survey
of the Birds in the woodland area of Ninesprings (the so-called ‘Valley
Garden”, ‘Hillside”
and “Southwoods”
areas) andimmediate
edges completed for South Somerset District Council.
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immediate edges completed for South Somerset District Council. |
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Those dates marked
in blue on the following chart, indicate
the survey conducted by B J Widden. This
consisted of eight visits made between 11th April and 29th May 1999.
It Includes an estimate of the number of breeding pairs or breeding
territories. All
other dates are sightings recorded by individual members of the Yeovil
and District Natural History Society and recorded by the Society
so that a continuing update of the records can be made.
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| CCI refers to the
Categories of Conservation Importance listed at The
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) on
the following page Red,
Amber and Green Explained The critera
used to assess each species is listed on the fhe PDF download entitled,
THE POPULATION
STATUS OF BIRDS IN THE UK'.
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| ''Red list species are those that are Globally Threatened according to IUCN criteria; those whose population or range has declined rapidly in recent years; and those that have declined historically and not shown a substantial recent recovery. | ||
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Amber list species are those with an unfavourable conservation status in Europe; those whose population or range has declined moderately in recent years; those whose population has declined historically but made a substantial recent recovery; rare breeders; and those with internationally important or localise populations. |
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Species that fulfil none of the criteria are green-listed.'' - RSPB |
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Click
on individual birds for further information.
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Common
Name
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Species
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Breeding
Pairs/Territories
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CCI
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Last
Recorded
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Tyto alba |
1999
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| Blackbird | Turdus merula | at least 11 pairs/territories. |
1999
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Sylvia atricapilla |
11 pairs/territories. |
1999
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| Black-headed Gull | Lawus ridibundus |
2003
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Parus caerulus |
8 pairs/territories. |
1999
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| Brambling | Fringilla montiringilla |
1994
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Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
single birds seen on 2 dates. |
1999
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| Buzzard | Buteo buteo |
2002
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Corvus corone |
small numbers (not surveyed). |
1999
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Fringilla coelebs |
2 pairs/territories. |
1999
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Phylloscopus collybita |
4 pairs/territories (plus 1 outside the woodland area). |
1999
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Parus ater |
3 pairs/territories. |
1999
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| Coot | Fulica atra |
2002
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| Dipper | Cinclus cinclus |
1987
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Prunella modularis |
9 pairs/territories |
1999
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| Fire Crest | Regulus ignicapillus |
2001
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| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | 1 pair/territory (“Southwoods”). |
1999
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Regulus regulus |
1999
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| Goldfinch | carduelis carduelis |
2002
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Dendrocopus major |
2 pairs/territories. |
1999
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Parus major |
7 pairs/territories. |
1999
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| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | 2 pairs/territories in the general area. |
1999
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Carduelis cholris |
single birds seen on 2 dates. |
1999
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| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea |
1993
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| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
2002
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| Herring Gull | Larus Argentatus |
2003
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| Jackdaw |
Corvus monedula |
some around “Braggchurch’ (not surveyed). |
1999
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Garrulus glandarius |
2 pairs/territories. |
1999
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Alcedo atthis |
1 pair carrying food into nest hole in bank along stream on 28th April. |
1999
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Dendrocopus minor |
2002
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
1986
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| Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus |
2002
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| Magpie | Pica pica |
a few (not surveyed). |
1999
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Anas platyrhynchos |
present. |
1999
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| Marsh Tit | Parus palustris |
2002
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Turdus viscivorus |
1 pair in the general area. |
1999
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| Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | present. |
1999
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| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor |
2002
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| Nightjar | caprimulgus europaeus |
2001
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Sitta europea |
3 pairs/territories (plus 1 “Braggchurch”). |
1999
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Erithacus rubecula |
18 pairs/territories (plus at least 3 other outside the territories woodland area). |
1999
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| Rook |
Corvus monedula |
2002
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| Siskin | Carduelis spinus |
2002
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| Song Thrush | Turdus erictorum | 3 pairs/territories. |
1999
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Muscicapa striata |
2 pairs/territories (both “Southwoods” bordering gardens). A third pair near the Swimming Pool. |
1999
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Stumus vulgaris |
1 pair (feeding young in nest on 1st May). |
1999
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Columba oenas |
1 pair/territory. |
1999
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Strix aluco |
1 pair bred (2 recently fledged young seen in May). |
1999
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Certhia familiaru |
4 pairs/territories. |
1999
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| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula |
2002
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| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus |
2000
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Phylloscopus trochilus |
1 pair/territory. |
1999
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Columba palumbus |
present (not surveyed). |
1999
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Troglodytes troglodyte |
30 pairs/territories (plus at least 8 other outside the territories woodland area). |
1999
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