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BROOK MEADOW, EMSWORTH

LIST OF BIRDS - (N = 70) to April 2009

Here is a complete list of the birds recorded on and around Brook Meadow in the years 2001-2009 with their status. Of these 20 nest on the Brook Meadow site, including the surrounding woodlands and streams. Three of the nesters are regular migrant summer visitors, namely, Whitethroat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.  

SPECIES	STATUS	BREEDING
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RESIDENTS	.	.
Moorhen	Resident. Three pairs on River Ems	Regularly breeds
Woodpigeon	Resident	Regularly breeds
Wren	Resident	Regularly breeds
Dunnock	Resident	Regularly breeds
Robin	Resident	Regularly breeds
Blackbird	Resident	Regularly breeds
Song Thrush	Resident	Regularly breeds
Blue Tit	Resident	Regularly breeds
Great Tit	Resident	Regularly breeds
Magpie	Resident	Regularly breeds
Carrion Crow	Resident	Regularly breeds
Chaffinch	Resident	Regularly breeds
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REGULAR VISITORS	.	.
Greenfinch	Regular visitor	Probably breeds
Goldfinch	Regular visitor	Probably breeds
Mallard	Regular visitor to the River	Probably breeds
Collared Dove	Regular visitor	Probably breeds
Stock Dove	Regular visitor	Probably breeds
Gt Spot Woodpecker	Regular visitor	Probably breeds
Long-tailed Tit	Regular visitor	Probably breeds
Kestrel	Regular visitor.	Breeds locally
Little Egret	Regular visitor - winter	Breeds locally
Kingfisher	Regular visitor - winter	Breeds locally
Starling	Regular visitor	Breeds locally
House Sparrow	Regular visitor	Breeds locally
.	.	.
OCCASIONAL AND RARE VISITORS	.	.
Buzzard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New in 2010	Occasional visitor.	Regular Feb - Mar 2010
Mistle Thrush	Occasional visitor.	Has bred - 2007.
Grey Heron	Occasional visitor.	Breeds locally
Coot	Occasional visitor.	Breeds locally
Grey Wagtail	Occasional visitor.	Breeds locally
Goldcrest	Occasional visitor.	Breeds locally
Mute Swan	Occasional visitor	Breeds locally
Pied Wagtail	Occasional visitor	Probably breeds locally
Jay	Occasional visitor	Probably breeds locally
Treecreeper	Occasional visitor	Probably breeds locally
Pheasant	Occasional visitor	Probably breeds locally
Green Woodpecker	Occasional visitor	Probably breeds locally
Nuthatch	Occasional visitor; 01.04.10 John Jacobs	Probably breeds locally
Water Rail	Occasional winter visitor	Lumley Stream and River Ems
Fieldfare	Occasional winter visitor	Lots in Jan 2010
Redwing	Occasional winter visitor	Lots in Jan 2010
Cormorant	Rare visitor	Common on millponds
Bullfinch	Rare visitor	.
Coal Tit	Rare visitor	.
Cetti's Warbler	Rare visitor; 3 June 2005	Breeds on Thorney
Jackdaw	Rare visitor: 2 fly over 25.10.03	..
White-faced Whistling Duck (esc)	Rare visitor: 30.04.05	.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Snipe	Rare visitor: 10.01.09 Caroline French	.
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FLYING OVER	.	.
Herring Gull	Regular fly over	.
Black-headed Gull	Regular fly over	.
Canada Goose	Occasional fly over	Breeds locally
Sparrowhawk	Occasional fly over	Breeds locally
Mediterranean Gull	Occasional fly over	.
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Occasional fly over	.
Great Black-backed Gull	Occasional fly over	.
Rook	Occasional fly over	.
Red Kite . . . . . . . . . . . New in 2008	Rare fly over - 15 June 2008	.
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SUMMER VISITORS	.	.
Whitethroat	Regular summer visitor.	Regularly breeds
Blackcap	Regular summer visitor.	Regularly breeds
Chiffchaff	Regular summer visitor.	Regularly breeds.
Swift	Regular summer visitor	Breeds in local area
Swallow	Regular summer visitor	Breeds in local area
Turtle Dove . . . . . . . . New in 2008	Rare visitor: 01.06.08	.
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Sedge Warbler	Rare summer visitor.	Breeds locally
Reed Warbler	Rare summer visitor.	Breeds locally
Cuckoo	Rare summer visitor.	Local breeder?
Willow Warbler	Rare summer visitor.	.
House Martin	Rare summer visitor.	.
Spotted Flycatcher	Rare summer visitor 29/9/00	.
Lesser Whitethroat	Rare summer visitor: 5/5/01 14/6/01	.
Nightingale	Rare summer visitor: 9/5/00	.
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