List of birds of the Gravetye Estate

In this list, the Gravetye status is a simplified one using the following criteria.

Common resident/summer visitor:
At least 15 pairs for most species; 5 pairs for species with larger territories e.g. Tawny Owl; this status also given to frequently observed species that are common in the wider area such as Buzzard and Swift.

Uncommon resident/summer visitor:
Fewer than 15 pairs (or 5 for species with large territories).

Common winter visitor/visitor/passage migrant/flying over:
Likely to be seen on most days in right season.

Uncommon winter visitor/visitor/passage migrant/flying over:
Unlikely to be seen regularly, but probably occurs annually.

The status for each species is a best guess in some cases and might change with more evidence.

The National Status is taken from The UK Birds of Conservation Concern 5 report.

See the Report

Species	Scientific name	Gravetye status	National Status
Barn Owl	Tyto alba	Uncommon visitor	Green
Blackbird	Turdus merula	Common resident	Green
Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	Common summer visitor	Green
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Uncommon, flying over.	Amber
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus	Common resident	Green
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Uncommon resident	Amber
Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Common resident	Green
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Common visitor	Green
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Common resident	Green
Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	Uncommon resident	Green
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	Common summer visitor	Green
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Common resident	Green
Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto	Uncommon visitor	Green
Coot	Fulica atra	Uncommon visitor	Green
Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	Common, flying over	Green
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Common resident	Amber
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Uncommon winter visitor	Red
Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	Uncommon, mainly summer visitor	Green
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Uncommon winter visitor and migrant	Amber
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	Uncommon summer visitor	Green
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Common resident	Green
Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	Common resident	Green
Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Uncommon visitor	Green
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Common resident	Green
Great Tit	Parus major	Common resident	Green
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Common resident	Green
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	Uncommon resident	Red
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Uncommon visitor	Green
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	Uncommon resident	Amber
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Common visitor	not assessed
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Uncommon winter visitor	Red
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Common, flying over	Red
House Martin	Delichon urbicum	Uncommon summer visitor	Red
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Common resident	Red
Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	Common resident	Green
Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Common resident	Green
Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus	Uncommon resident	Amber
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	Uncommon, flying over	Amber
Lesser Redpoll	Acanthis cabaret	Uncommon winter visitor	Red
Linnet	Linaria cannabina	Uncommon resident	Red
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Common winter visitor; may breed	Green
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Common resident	Green
Magpie	Pica pica	Common resident	Green
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Common resident	Green
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	Uncommon resident	not assessed
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris	Common resident	Red
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	Common passage migrant	Amber
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Common resident	Red
Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Common resident	Green
Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	Common resident	Green
Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Common resident	not assessed
Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba	Common resident	Green
Raven	Corvus corax	Uncommon visitor	Green
Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Scarce in summer; may breed	Green
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Uncommon visitor	Green
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Common winter visitor	Amber
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	Common resident	Green
Siskin	Spinus spinus	Common resident	Green
Skylark	Alauda arvensis	Uncommon visitor	Red
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Common resident	Amber
Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	Uncommon resident	Amber
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Uncommon visitor	Red
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Common resident	Amber
Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	Uncommon autumn/winter visitor	Green
Swallow	Hirundo rustica	Uncommon summer visitor	Green
Swift	Apus apus	Common flying over in summer	Red
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	Common resident	Amber
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Uncommon passage migrant	Red
Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris	Common resident	Green
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Uncommon in autumn/winter	Green
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	Uncommon in winter	Green
Whitethroat	Curruca communis	Uncommon summer visitor	Amber
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Uncommon summer visitor	Amber
Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Uncommon winter visitor	Red
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	Uncommon visitor	Green
Woodpigeon	Columba palumbus	Common resident	Green
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	Common resident	Green
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Uncommon resident	Red

List of birds of the Gravetye Estate

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