ST96B (Melksham)

Summer abundance 1995–2000

Woodpigeon 25-50% fewer than average Cuckoo Great Crested Grebe Little Owl
Chaffinch >50% fewer than average Bullfinch Sand Martin Little Ringed Plover
Blackbird >100% more than average Moorhen 25-50% fewer than average Willow Tit Result not available Long-eared Owl Result not available
Wren 25-50% fewer than average Green Woodpecker Grasshopper Warbler Marsh Harrier
Robin Average +/- 25% Garden Warbler Mandarin Duck Mediterranean Gull
Blue Tit 25-100% more than average Jay Redstart Montagu's Harrier Result not available
Carrion Crow 25-100% more than average Coal Tit 25-50% fewer than average Barn Owl Nightingale
Great Tit >50% fewer than average Lapwing Black Redstart Nightjar
Jackdaw 25-100% more than average Sparrowhawk Average +/- 25% Black-headed Gull Osprey
Swallow Average +/- 25% Spotted Flycatcher Black-tailed Godwit Oystercatcher
Dunnock Average +/- 25% Treecreeper Cetti's Warbler Peregrine Result not available
Magpie Average +/- 25% Red-legged Partridge Common Crossbill Pied Flycatcher
Rook >50% fewer than average Lesser Whitethroat Common Gull Pochard
Starling >100% more than average Feral Pigeon >100% more than average Common Sandpiper Raven Result not available
Greenfinch Average +/- 25% Grey Partridge Common Tern Red Kite
Pheasant Nuthatch Cormorant Red-crested Pochard
Blackcap Meadow Pipit Crane Result not available Redshank
Skylark Grey Heron Curlew Ring Ouzel
Whitethroat Corn Bunting Dartford Warbler Result not available Ringed Plover
Chiffchaff >50% fewer than average Marsh Tit Dipper Ruddy Duck
Yellowhammer Coot Egyptian Goose Ruddy Shelduck
Goldfinch 25-100% more than average Sedge Warbler Firecrest Shelduck
Song Thrush Average +/- 25% Reed Bunting Gadwall Shoveler
Willow Warbler >50% fewer than average Mute Swan Garganey Siskin
Linnet Average +/- 25% Canada Goose Goshawk Result not available Snipe
House Sparrow >100% more than average Grey Wagtail Great Bustard Result not available Stone-curlew Result not available
Collared Dove >100% more than average Little Grebe Great White Egret Tawny Owl
Stock Dove Tufted Duck Green Sandpiper Teal
Swift >100% more than average Tree Pipit Greylag Goose Water Rail
House Martin 25-100% more than average Yellow Wagtail Hawfinch Result not available Wheatear
Pied Wagtail >100% more than average Whinchat Hen Harrier Wood Warbler
Mistle Thrush Average +/- 25% Turtle Dove Herring Gull Woodcock
Kestrel 25-50% fewer than average Hobby Result not available Honey-buzzard Result not available Woodlark Result not available
Buzzard Reed Warbler Hoopoe Wryneck
Long-tailed Tit Kingfisher Lesser Black-backed Gull Yellow-legged Gull
Goldcrest 25-50% fewer than average Tree Sparrow Lesser Redpoll
Great Spotted Woodpecker Quail Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Result not available
Mallard Average +/- 25% Stonechat Little Egret