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The current wintering areas need protection, including avoiding drainage of traditional wintering are

03/10/2022

As the name suggests, this warbler is smaller than its cousin the whitethroat. It sports dark cheek feathers which contrast with the pale throat and can give it a 'masked' look. When its flits from cover you might see the white outer feathers of its tail. Lesser whitethroats are hard to see and often only noticed when they give their harsh, rattling song, or 'tacking' call.

What they eat:
In spring and summer, they mainly eat insects. In autumn, these warblers feed up on berries to build up their fat reserves before migration.

Measurements:
Length: 13 cm
Wingspan: 18 cm
Weight: 12 g - the same as 12 paperclips or two goldcrests
Population:
UK breeding: 74,000 territories

03/10/2022

The lesser spotted woodpecker is the smallest and least common of the three woodpeckers that are resident in Britain. The male is distinguished from the female by his bright red crown. It tends to nest and feed higher up and is quieter in its tapping. Usually located by its call, and its drumming. When feeding it creeps along branches and flutters from branch to branch, flying with an undulating flight in the open.

What they eat:
Insects.

Measurements:
Length: 14-15cm
Wingspan: 25-27cm
Weight: 17-25g
Population:
UK breeding: 1,000-2,000 pairs

26/09/2022

Common rosefinches (also known as the scarlet rosefinch) are sparrow-sized birds, mottled brown above with a streaked breast, pale belly and forked tail. Males, older than one year, have scarlet head, breast and rump. Females, juveniles and first year males have streaked brown heads and somewhat resemble small corn buntings. The species breeds across much of northern Asia and parts of eastern and central Europe and migrate south-east in winter. In the UK they have bred sporadically.

What they eat:
Seeds, buds and small invertebrates.

Measurements:
Length: 14.5-15cm
Wingspan: 22-26cm
Weight: 21-27gPopulation:
UK breeding: 0-4 pairs
UK passage: 146

26/09/2022

The common gull looks like a small, gentler version of the herring gull, with greenish legs and a yellow bill. Despite its name, it is not at all common in most inland areas, though it can be abundant on the coast and in some eastern counties. They are now seen more often in towns and on housing estates in winter.

What they eat:
Worms, insects, fish, carrion and rubbish.

Measurements:
Length: 40-42cm
Wingspan: 110-130cm
Weight: 300-480gPopulation:
UK breeding: 49,000 pairs
UK wintering: 710,000 birds

26/09/2022

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26/09/2022

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22/09/2022

The black tern is a small tern with an all-black head and body, contrasting with grey wings, back and tail in spring. Autumn birds have grey upperparts, white underparts and distinctive black head markings. It feeds by dipping down and picking food from the surface of water.

This Schedule 1 species has occasionally bred in the UK.

What they eat:
Insects, invertebrates and fish.

Measurements:
Length: 22-24cm
Wingspan: 64-68cm
Weight: 73g

22/09/2022

Not really a black-headed bird, more chocolate-brown - in fact, for much of the year, it has a white head. It is most definitely not a 'seagull' and is found commonly almost anywhere inland. Black-headed gulls are sociable, quarrelsome, noisy birds, usually seen in small groups or flocks, often gathering into larger parties where there is plenty of food, or when they are roosting.

What they eat:
Worms, insects, fish and carrion.

Measurements:
Length: 34-37cm
Wingspan: 100-110cm
Weight: 200-400gPopulation:
UK breeding: 140,000 pairs
UK wintering: 2.2 million birds
Europe: 130,000 pairs

22/09/2022

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22/09/2022

The bar-tailed godwit is a long-billed, long-legged wading bird which visits UK shores for the winter. Most usually seen in its grey-brown winter plumage, birds in spring may show their full rich chestnut breeding plumage. In flight it shows a white patch stretching from the rump up the back, narrowing to a point. It breeds in the Arctic of Scandinavia and Siberia and hundreds of thousands of them pass through the UK, on their way further south, or stop off here for the winter.

What they eat:
Mainly shellfish, marine snails and worms and shrimps.

Measurements:
Length: 37-39cm
Wingspan: 70-80cm
Weight: 230-450g

22/09/2022

The aquatic warbler is a regular but scarce autumn migrant to certain areas in southern Britain, visiting on its way between breeding grounds in eastern Europe and its winter home in West Africa. Its dependence on a specialised and vulnerable breeding habitat means it has become a globally threatened and declining species. It is more yellow-brown and streaked than the similar sedge warbler with a distinct yellow crown stripe.

What they eat:
Insects, grubs, caterpillars and spiders.

Measurements:
Length: 13cm
Wingspan: 16.5-19.5cm
Weight: 10-14g

01/09/2022

The woodcock is a large, bulky wading bird with short legs and a very long straight tapering bill. It is largely nocturnal, spending most of the day in dense cover.

01/09/2022

Wrynecks are small sparrow-sized birds, appearing greyish overall, with brown and buff mottling. They have a contrasting dark band running down from the back of the head onto the back.

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