High Wood – Final Bird List

The final of my three survey sites was High Wood behind Bulmershe campus. It total, 25 bird species were identified in the 29 acre site. Surveying will start tomorrow on the two new field sites just added, before bird to start to migrate in the middle of September. The full list for High Wood is below.

  1. Blackbird (Turdus merula)
  2. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
  3. Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
  4. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone corone)
  5. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
  6. ChiffChaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
  7. Coal Tit (Parus ater)
  8. Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
  9. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
  10. Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
  11. Great Tit (Parus major)
  12. Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
  13. Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
  14. Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
  15. Long Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
  16. Magpie (Pica pica)
  17. Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
  18. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
  19. Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
  20. Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
  21. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
  22. Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
  23. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
  24. Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
  25. Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

The species listed in bold are again “woodland species”, with the un-bold species being classified as “edge” species.

About Thomas Whitlock

I'm a third student at the University of Reading, currently studied for a degree in Zoology. I have a wide interest in biodiversity, most notably British wildlife. I have an especial interest in British mammals and birds. I hope to become a wildlife cameraman or photographer after I graduate, and I feel that blogging will be a key component of any future job in Zoology. This is my first blog, so please be kind!
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