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BIRDS OF THE PARISH
BARN OWL RARELY SIGHTED. NUMBERS HAVE DECLINED.
BLACKBIRD 76% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. COMMON ALL YEAR
BLACKCAP SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY IN WOODLAND OR SCRUB
BLACK-TAILED GODWHIT RARE VISITOR TO FARMOOR RESERVOIR
BLUE TIT 81% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. COMMON ALL YEAR, PARTICULARLY NEAR WOODLANDS
BULLFINCH SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY IN SPRING AND SUMMER, EATING YOUNG BUDS.
CANADA GOOSE NOW COMMON IN CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS AT FARMOOR RESERVOIR
CHAFFINCH 60% WINTER GDN SIGHTING.   COMMON ALL YEAR IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS ONLY.
CHIFF CHAFF SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY
COAL TIT 12% WINTER GDN SIGHTING.  COMMON ALL YEAR NEAR WOODLAND.
COLLARED DOVE 41% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. HAS ARRIVED IN PARISH OVER PAST 40 YEARS. NOW COMMON.
CORMORANT NOW A COMMON SIGHT ON FARMOOR RESERVOIR.
CROW 12% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. SEEN MOST OFTEN IN OPEN COUNTRY. SOME COLONIES. HISTORICALLY A PEST.
DUNNOCK 46% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. COMMON ALL YEAR
FIELDFARE SEEN OCCASIONALLY
GOLDCREST SEEN OCCASIONALLY, USUALLY IN SUMMER
GOLDFINCH 10% WINTER GDN SIGHTING, FEEDING OFF SELECTED PLANT SEEDS. ALL YEAR.
GREAT CRESTED GREBE SEEN OFTEN AT FARMOOR RESERVOIR
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER SIGHTED JAN.2000 ON FARMOOR RESERVOIR
GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER 10% WINTER GDN SIGHTING.  OFTEN SEEN SINGLY OR OCCASIONALLY AS PAIR NEAR OR IN WOODLAND.
GREEN WOODPECKER 8% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING, EATING ANTS OR RARELY AT PEANUTS. ALL YEAR, ESPECIALLY NEAR WOODLANDS
GREENFINCH 40% WINTER GDN SIGHTING.
GREYLAG GOOSE NOW IN LARGE NUMBERS AT FARMOOR RESERVOIR
HERON 2% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. COMMONLY PREYS ON GARDEN PONDS. ALL YEAR, ESPECIALLY RESERVOIR AREA
HOUSE MARTEN NEST AT A FEW TRADITIONAL LOCATIONS BUT NUMBERS HAVE DECLINED.  SUMMER VISITOR.
HOUSE SPARROW 53% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. COMMON ALL YEAR. MUCH STUDIED IN WYTHAM WOODS
HOUSE SPARROW 50% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. cOMMON ALL YEAR IN
JACKDAW 24% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. ALL YEAR, WITH SOME LARGE COLONIES.
JAY OCCASIONAL GARDEN VISITOR NEAR WOODLANDS AND AS OFTEN HEARD AS SEEN.
KESTREL FREQUENTLY SEEN HOVERING OVER ROAD VERGES.
KINGFISHER OCCASIONALLY SEEN BY STREAMS IN RESERVOIR AREA.
LAPWING ONCE COMMON BUT NOW RARELY SEEN OR HEARD. PAIR TRYING TO NEST IN NEWBERRY FIELD 1999.
LINNET SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY IN RURAL PARTS
LONG-TAILED TIT 17% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. ALL YEAR, OFTEN IN FAMILY GROUP, NEAR WOODLANDS. NOW EATING PEANUTS
MAGPIE 33% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING.  COMMON ALL YEAR
MALLARD COMMON ON LARGE PONDS, RIVER AND FARMOOR RESERVOIR.
MARSH TIT 4% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. SEEN ALL YEAR NEAR WOODLANDS.
MISTLE THRUSH SIGHTING RARELY
MOORHEN COMMON ON LARGE PONDS, RIVER AND FARMOOR RESERVOIR
MUTED SWAN SIGHTED OFTEN AT RIVER AND FARMOOR RESERVOIR
NIGHTINGALE ONCE A REGULAR MAY VISITOR TO LOCAL WOODLANDS. DEER HAVE DESTROYED HABITAT. NOW SELDOM HEARD.
NUTHATCH 4% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. TAKES PEANUTS.  ALL YEAR, USUALLY SEEN SINGLY, ESPECIALLY NEAR WOODS
PHEASANT COMMON IN WOODLAND AND IN SUMMER ON FARM LAND
PIED WAGTAIL 10% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. ALL YEAR, ESPECIALLY SUMMER AROUND FARMOOR RESERVOIR.
REDWING SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY
ROBIN 71% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. COMMON ALL YEAR
ROOK OFTEN SEEN IN OPEN AREAS. HISTORICALLY A PEST.
SISKIN 5% WINTER GDN SIGHTING.   A WINTER VISITOR
SKYLARK ONCE COMMON BUT NOW RARELY HEARD. DECLINE OWING TO INTENSIVE FARMING METHODS
SONG THRUSH NUMBERS MUCH REDUCED BUT SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY IN GARDENS
SPARROWHAWK 5% WINTER GARDEN SIGHTING. SEEN PREYING ON BIRD STATIONS.  SEEN ALL YEAR, ESPECIALLY NEAR WOODLAND
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER SEEN OCCASIONALLY
STARLING 40% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. COMMON ALL YEAR
STOCK DOVE SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY
SWALLOW SUMMER MIGRANT. NUMBERS APPEAR TO HAVE DECLINED
SWIFT SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY
TREE CREEPER SEEN OCCASIONALLY, ESPECIALLY NEAR WOODLANDS
TREE SPARROW COMMON IN RURAL PARTS
WILLOW WARBLER SIGHTED OCCASIONALLY
WOOD PIGEON 18% WINTER GDN SIGHTING.  COMMON ALL YEAR.
WREN 20% WINTER GDN SIGHTING. ALL YEAR. MOST OFTEN SIGHTED IN AREAS WITH DENSE UNDERGROWTH.
YELLOWHAMMER OFTEN SIGHTED IN SUMMER. SOMETIMES ROOSTS IN SPRING.