Oldbury Power Station bird species list 2005

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Below is a summary of the species list compiled by Andy Middleton for BNFL Magnox Generation, as its entry into the BTO-Tarmac Business Bird Challenge for 2005. A total of 119 species seen. (For more information about this competition see http://www.bto.org/news/news2005/mar-apr/challenge.htm.)

Species

Max. no. seen & month for uncommon species

Little Grebe

Cormorant

5 (Mar/Apr/Jul-Sep)

16

Little Egret

2 (Jan/Mar/Aug-Oct)

Grey Heron

7

Mute Swan

3

Bewick’s Swan

2

Greylag Goose

2 (Dec)

Canada Goose

7 (Mar-Aug)

Shelduck

46

Wigeon

367

Teal

428

Mallard

305

Pintail

5 (Jan-Apr/Oct-Dec)

Shoveler

6

Garganey

1 (Apr)

Tufted Duck

17

Sparrowhawk

2

Buzzard

3

Osprey

1 (Apr)

Kestrel

2

Hobby

1 (Apr)

Peregrine

2

Pheasant

All yr

Water Rail

5 (Jan-Mar/Oct-Dec)

Moorhen

7

Coot

8

Oystercatcher

10

Ringed Plover

100

Golden Plover

10 (Mar/Oct//Dec)

Grey Plover

2 (May/Dec)

Lapwing

1600 (Jan)

Knot

Sanderling

Curlew Sandpiper

7 (Jan/Feb/Sep)

2 (Sep)

3 (Sep)

Pectoral Sandpiper

1 (Aug)

Dunlin

350

Jack Snipe

6 (Jan/Mar/Nov)

Common Snipe

26

Black-tailed Godwit

46 (Jan/Jun/Nov-Dec)

Bar-tailed Godwit

3 (Apr/Oct/Dec)

Whimbrel

3 (Apr-Jul)

Curlew

423

Redshank

95

Green Sandpiper

1 (Oct)

Common Sandpiper

5 (Apr-Aug)

Turnstone

60

Mediterranean Gull

1 (Aug)

Black-headed Gull

3000

Common Gull

1500

Lesser Black-backed Gull

200

Herring Gull

100

Yellow-legged Gull

Aug

Great Black-backed Gull

Arctic Tern

5

9 (Aug)

Feral Pigeon

All yr

Stock Dove

All yr

Woodpigeon

All yr

Collared Dove

Mar/May/Jun/Sep/Oct

Cuckoo

1 (May)

Little Owl

2

Short-eared Owl

1 (Mar)

Swift

Apr-Jul

Kingfisher

1 Sep-Dec

Green Woodpecker

All yr

Great Spotted Woodpecker

All yr

Skylark

50

Sand Martin

Mar-Aug

Swallow

Mar-Oct

House Martin

Apr-Sep

Tree Pipit

1 (Apr)

Meadow Pipit

All yr

Rock Pipit

Feb-Mar, Nov-Dec

Yellow Wagtail

Apr, Aug-Sep

Grey Wagtail

Feb, Apr, Jul, Sep-Dec

Pied Wagtail

100 (All yr)

Wren

All yr

Dunnock

All yr

Robin

All yr

Whinchat

1 (Aug-Oct)

Stonechat

7 (Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec)

Wheatear

Apr, Sep-Oct

Blackbird

All yr

Fieldfare

Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec

Song Thrush

All yr

Redwing

Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec

Mistle Thrush

Oct

Cetti’s Warbler

Jun

Grasshopper Warbler

Jun

Sedge Warbler

May

Reed Warbler

Apr-Aug

Lesser Whitethroat

Apr-Jul

Whitethroat

Apr-Sep

Garden Warbler

May-Jul

Blackcap

Mar-Oct

Chiffchaff

Feb-Nov

Willow Warbler

Mar-Sep

Goldcrest

Jan, Mar, Oct-Dec

Spotted Flycatcher

2 (May)

Long-tailed Tit

All yr

Blue Tit

All yr

Great Tit

All yr

Treecreeper

1 Dec

Jay

Jan-May, Sep-Dec

Magpie

All yr

Jackdaw

All yr

Rook

All yr

Carrion Crow

All yr

Raven

13 (Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec)

Starling

All yr

House Sparrow

May, Oct

Chaffinch

All yr

Brambling

Oct, Dec

Greenfinch

All yr

Goldfinch

All yr

Siskin

Oct

Linnet

Mar-Dec

Lesser Redpoll

Oct-Dec

Bullfinch

All yr

Reed Bunting

All yr

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Last revised: 4 February 2006.