Bird Species

Below is a list of Birds that have be seen or heard around the Emm Brook.

The FOTEB list currently stands at 99 species.

This is not a definitive checklist. The species listed here are those for which we have records on the wildlife database held by FOTEB.

These lists are being constantly updated as new species are identified.

The"Area Seen" column refers to the 10 sections that the Brook has been split into for monitoring purposes (see Wildlife page).

SPECIES	COMMON NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAME	STATUS	AREA SEEN
1	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Resident	10
2	Great crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	Resident	10
3	Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Resident	4,5
4	Little Egret	Egretta garzettae	Resident	1,5,7,8
5	Grey Heron	Ardea cinereai	Resident	4,5,9,10
6	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Migrant	10
7	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Resident
5,8	Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Resident	5
9	Canda Goose	Branta canadensis	Resident	2,5
10	Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiacus	Resident	5
11	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Resident	5
12	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Resident	10
13	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Resident	5
14	Sparrowhawk	Circus pygargus	Resident	5
15	Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Resident	5
16	Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Resident	5
17	Hobby	Falco subutteo	Summer Visitor	5
18	Phesant	Phasianus colchicus	Resident	10
19	Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Resident	5
20	Coot	Vanessa atlanta	Resident	10
21	Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Resident	10
22	Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Resident	10
23	Woodcock	Polygonia c-album	Resident	10
24	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Resident
25	Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundis	Resident	4,5
26	Common Gull	Larus canus	Resident	4,10
27	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Resident	4,5
28	Great Black -backed Gull	Larus marinus	Resident
29	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	Summer Visitor	5,10
30	Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Resident	5,8,10
31	Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	Resident	4,5,9,10
32	Collared dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Resident	4,5
33	Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Summer Visitor	10
34	Ring necked Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Resident	10
35	Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Summer Visitor	5,10
36	Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Resident	10
37	Little Owl	Athene nocutai	Resident	2
38	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Resident	5,10
39	Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Summer Visitor	1
40	Swift	Apus apus>	Summer Visitort	5,10
41	Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	Resident	5,10
42	Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	Very rare Migrant	10
43	Green Woodpecker	Picus verdis	Resident	5
44	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus major	Resident	5,8
45	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopus minor	Resident	10
46	Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Resident	5
47	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	Summer Visitor	5,10
48	Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Summer Visitor	4,5,10
49	House Martin	Delichon urbica	Summer Visitor	4,5
50	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Resident	5
51	Yellow Wagtail	Montacilla (flava) flava	Summer Visitor	10
52	Grey Wagtail	Montacilla cinerea	Resident	4,5
53	Pied Wagtail	Montacilla (alba) yarrellii	Resident	5
54	Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus	Rare Winter Visitor	4,5
55	Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Resident	5,10
56	Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Resident	5,10
57	Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Resident	5,8,10
58	Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	Summer Visitor
59	Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Summer Visitor	10
60	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	Summer Visitor	10
61	Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	Resident	10
62	Blackbird	Turdus merula	Resident	5,8,10
63	Fieldfare	Turdus pilariss	Winter Visitor	5
64	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Resident	5,8
65	Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Winter Visitor	5
66	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Resident	5
67	Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Resident	10
68	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Summer Visitor	10
69	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpa	Summer Visitor	10
70	Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	Summer Visitor	8.10
71	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Summer Visitor	5
72	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Summer Visitor	5,8
73	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Summer Visitor	5,8,10
74	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Summer Visitor	4,10
75	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Resident	5
76	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Passage Migrant	10
77	Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Passage Migrant	5
78	Long tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Resident	5
79	Coal Tit	Parus ater	Resident	5
80	Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	Resident	5,8
81	Great Tit	Parus major	Resident	5,8
82	Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Resident	5
83	Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Resident	5
84	Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Resident	5
85	Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	Resident	5,10
86	Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Resident	5,9,10
87	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Resident	5,10
88	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Resident	5
89	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Resident	5,8,10
90	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Winter Visitor	5,10
91	Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	Resident	5
92	Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Resident	5,8,10
93	Siskin	Carduelis spinus	Winter Visitor	5,10
94	Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	Resident	5
95	Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis flammea	Resident	5
96	Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Resident	5,10
97	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Resident	9
98	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	Resident	10
99	Feral Pigeon	Columba livia	Resident	5