Number of 1km squares in which each species
was recorded in East Midlands



These figures show the total number of squares in which a given species was recorded at least once in a particular year. They provide as useful indication of which species are widely distributed and which have more restricted distributions. For comparative purposes the data can be used to calculate the frequency of occurrence of each species by dividing the number of squares occupied by the total number of squares surveyed. This measure has the advantage that it can be used to compare results based on different numbers of squares. Particular care should be taken in interpreting such results where only a few squares could be surveyed (fewer than 30-50 squares). While these figures may provide a general indication of major changes in distributions over time they do not provide a statistically robust measure of such changes because they do not take account of the BBS sampling strategy or of temporal variation in the sample of squares surveyed.
BBS trend analyses are available here

 
 

Species 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
Total No squares surveyed 122 133 146 161 159 162 156 52 134 158 176 211 247 268 239 247
Mute Swan 12 12 13 16 23 22 22 4 16 24 24 26 34 28 33 35
Black Swan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Pink-footed Goose . . 1 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . .
Greylag Goose 8 7 12 13 16 13 17 2 12 18 20 23 33 38 33 40
Feral/hybrid Goose . . . . . 1 2 1 1 1 . . 2 1 . .
Bar-headed Goose . . . . . . 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . .
Snow Goose . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . .
Canada Goose 20 30 23 20 33 30 41 8 27 38 42 46 48 61 53 51
Barnacle Goose . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 . .
Red-breasted Goose . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Egyptian Goose . . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 . . . 1
Ruddy Shelduck . . . . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . . .
Shelduck 3 4 5 9 8 7 3 5 8 9 6 8 12 10 4 8
Muscovy Duck . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Carolina Wood Duck . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . .
Mandarin . . . . . . . . . 2 1 . . 1 3 2
Wigeon 1 1 . 2 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 1 1 . 1
Gadwall 2 4 4 4 4 3 5 1 . 5 1 5 7 4 4 10
Teal . 1 3 1 1 2 2 . 3 1 3 2 . . . 1
Mallard 60 69 72 76 81 83 83 29 74 94 106 119 134 144 126 121
Feral/hybrid mallard type . . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 2 2 1 3
Garganey . . . . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . .
Shoveler . 2 1 . 2 2 2 . . 1 1 1 3 2 3 3
Red-crested Pochard . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pochard . 1 2 3 1 1 . . . 1 . . . 2 1 .
Tufted Duck 16 16 16 22 18 26 24 8 16 16 22 19 24 24 22 24
Common Scoter . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
Goldeneye . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Red-breasted Merganser . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 .
Goosander . 3 . 2 1 . 2 . 1 2 . . 1 . . 1
Ruddy Duck . 1 1 2 1 2 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 . .
Helmeted Guineafowl . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . 1 4 3
Red Grouse 2 2 5 8 7 7 9 . 3 5 6 8 7 7 11 9
Red-legged Partridge 41 60 72 66 61 77 69 25 61 74 82 77 97 123 93 102
Grey Partridge 23 30 40 40 39 23 27 6 27 24 31 32 49 35 29 26
Quail 4 2 . 5 3 1 . 1 . . . 2 1 2 . 2
Pheasant 93 97 98 102 111 111 114 35 105 124 139 163 190 222 183 196
Peafowl . . . . . . . . . 1 1 4 2 4 4 4
Little Grebe 6 5 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 8 4 10 11 8 6 9
Great Crested Grebe 6 9 5 10 11 10 12 4 10 8 8 10 9 16 12 13
Fulmar . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
Cormorant 15 13 9 14 15 19 23 4 15 17 25 19 25 20 21 24
Shag . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
Little Egret . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 2 6
Grey Heron 32 46 37 34 35 49 32 13 50 52 46 62 72 77 64 64
Red Kite . . . 1 1 . . . 1 2 3 1 5 8 8 12
Marsh Harrier 1 2 1 1 . 2 2 3 5 2 1 4 3 3 5 5
Hen Harrier . . . . . . 2 1 . . . . . . . .
Montagus Harrier . . . . . . . . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 .
Goshawk . . . . 1 . . . . . . . 1 . 1 .
Sparrowhawk 18 21 21 25 24 19 27 6 15 20 22 40 43 40 30 21
Buzzard 1 . 2 . 8 4 9 . 7 16 25 38 45 66 83 89
Osprey . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
Kestrel 43 35 35 49 48 59 45 14 40 48 47 81 92 80 98 87
Merlin . . . 1 . 1 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Hobby 1 4 2 1 4 3 3 1 3 4 3 1 3 4 7 4
Peregrine . 1 . . . 1 1 . . 1 1 3 3 . 5 3
Water Rail . 1 . . . . . . 1 1 . . . . 1 .
Moorhen 44 49 34 41 54 53 51 15 49 52 59 67 76 75 71 84
Coot 15 20 15 17 27 23 26 8 23 27 28 28 34 31 31 31
Oystercatcher 3 4 3 5 3 7 5 1 5 6 10 7 8 16 9 12
Stone-curlew . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . .
Little Ringed Plover 1 . 1 1 1 2 1 . 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 .
Ringed Plover 2 1 1 . 4 1 1 . . . 1 . 1 1 3 2
Dotterel . . 1 . . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
Golden Plover 4 3 4 6 4 3 4 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 6
Lapwing 48 54 41 41 44 46 52 10 51 65 61 77 90 89 86 87
Dunlin . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
Snipe 3 3 2 2 1 2 1 2 3 5 4 1 2 5 4 6
Woodcock . . . 1 . 2 1 . 2 1 2 . 2 1 . 2
Black-tailed Godwit . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
Bar-tailed Godwit . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Whimbrel 2 1 . . 2 1 1 . . . . . 1 . . .
Curlew 7 15 20 12 18 16 17 4 17 21 20 19 22 23 23 26
Common Sandpiper 1 . 1 2 1 . 2 1 2 1 . . 3 3 2 1
Green Sandpiper . 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1
Greenshank . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 1
Redshank 3 2 4 2 . 6 4 1 5 2 5 1 4 4 4 2
Black-headed Gull 26 42 35 27 38 34 30 11 23 26 29 33 38 38 47 45
Little Gull . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . .
Common Gull 1 8 7 6 3 4 5 1 6 9 4 5 3 11 10 9
Lesser Black-backed Gull 12 13 15 13 19 22 8 5 10 24 23 17 21 20 20 22
Herring Gull 10 8 10 10 13 7 10 6 16 18 14 14 14 24 18 19
Great Black-backed Gull 4 3 2 3 5 6 3 4 3 12 4 1 4 6 5 2
Common Tern 5 8 9 8 13 9 11 1 2 6 8 6 9 10 10 9
Arctic Tern . . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Feral Pigeon 33 41 39 48 44 49 40 15 37 47 48 58 63 60 51 55
Stock Dove 55 61 59 56 55 61 58 17 52 65 75 72 94 83 84 85
Woodpigeon 118 129 139 154 152 155 149 52 133 152 172 206 241 259 229 238
Collared Dove 80 76 84 95 81 84 94 31 83 88 107 123 135 154 127 140
Turtle Dove 16 24 25 27 29 24 23 12 18 16 15 16 14 7 9 10
Cockatiel . . . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . .
Cuckoo 59 66 64 78 68 63 54 14 38 39 60 55 72 59 43 50
Barn Owl 5 1 3 2 3 3 5 2 7 7 10 8 13 9 13 13
Little Owl 8 8 12 10 8 8 12 1 7 12 11 7 21 16 13 8
Tawny Owl 5 5 9 4 9 10 3 1 5 5 3 9 10 5 8 11
Long-eared Owl 1 . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Short-eared Owl . . 2 1 . 1 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . 1
Nightjar . . . . 1 . . . . . 1 . 1 . . .
Swift 65 72 69 71 79 79 72 27 66 74 82 108 106 89 102 85
Kingfisher 2 3 4 7 5 5 5 2 3 2 2 8 7 4 6 7
Green Woodpecker 17 12 18 14 24 28 21 7 30 29 48 44 57 68 74 67
Great Spotted Woodpecker 24 21 28 27 27 37 31 8 32 45 63 65 85 93 85 91
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker . 1 3 . . . . . 1 2 3 1 4 3 3 2
Woodlark . . . . . . . . 1 2 2 3 1 3 2 2
Skylark 105 113 119 130 128 133 130 37 112 124 142 164 196 209 191 197
Sand Martin 5 8 8 11 5 12 9 1 7 10 12 10 11 10 7 11
Swallow 88 94 108 106 110 121 121 35 105 112 138 164 194 200 176 186
House Martin 36 46 40 41 35 54 58 19 37 53 53 69 73 76 73 57
Tree Pipit 4 6 6 6 4 8 7 4 9 6 9 12 13 15 9 10
Meadow Pipit 35 36 33 41 41 40 38 12 33 43 39 51 59 58 52 49
Yellow Wagtail 30 39 45 39 36 36 29 7 32 28 37 31 47 36 31 32
Grey Wagtail 3 2 3 2 3 8 7 1 7 5 8 12 14 17 11 13
Pied Wagtail 54 71 74 71 75 87 92 23 78 100 92 112 120 136 114 122
Waxwing . . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 2
Wren 109 124 130 136 134 143 141 45 127 148 159 196 227 248 222 222
Dunnock 104 118 122 125 126 129 128 41 113 130 141 181 207 225 196 215
Robin 103 114 126 129 130 137 134 41 125 142 159 188 220 244 217 222
Nightingale 1 1 . . 1 1 1 2 1 . . . . . 1 .
Black Redstart 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Redstart 3 5 6 7 5 6 5 1 4 6 4 7 7 10 10 7
Whinchat 1 . . 3 3 3 1 . 4 . . 1 . . 1 1
Stonechat . . . 1 . 1 . . . 2 1 . 1 3 2 2
Wheatear 8 3 16 12 7 9 6 2 6 5 8 9 14 16 8 16
Ring Ouzel 1 . 1 2 3 1 1 . 2 . . . . . 2 2
Blackbird 116 125 138 151 146 151 146 49 128 150 169 203 235 255 226 233
Fieldfare 2 3 7 1 3 4 7 . 3 6 1 . 4 8 8 4
Song Thrush 72 73 79 74 82 101 91 34 91 108 124 149 185 191 180 182
Redwing 1 . 4 1 2 1 . . 1 2 . . . 1 . .
Mistle Thrush 57 59 66 58 73 82 79 22 69 89 87 94 103 115 108 97
Cettis Warbler . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . 2
Grasshopper Warbler 2 2 3 4 5 2 2 . 3 1 4 2 4 7 7 6
Sedge Warbler 18 22 18 23 19 28 25 7 18 17 22 22 22 24 24 28
Marsh Warbler . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Reed Warbler 5 6 5 5 12 11 11 5 11 8 12 13 17 17 11 13
Blackcap 51 59 55 67 77 82 86 27 68 83 111 130 154 152 139 145
Garden Warbler 20 22 24 25 32 23 26 11 19 29 28 43 32 42 39 33
Lesser Whitethroat 25 24 26 23 24 24 28 5 29 20 32 38 35 40 41 45
Whitethroat 79 86 95 109 100 103 100 33 91 110 126 140 159 166 149 161
Wood Warbler . 2 1 2 . . 1 1 . 1 1 . 4 2 2 2
Chiffchaff 31 31 42 43 50 40 50 20 51 72 93 95 101 127 132 135
Willow Warbler 73 75 86 94 84 89 77 22 59 66 88 99 107 114 99 109
Goldcrest 11 12 11 14 21 17 20 5 21 23 22 35 45 45 48 26
Firecrest . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Spotted Flycatcher 12 8 10 10 8 7 6 3 5 4 5 7 6 5 4 8
Pied Flycatcher . . 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 . 1 1 . 1
Long-tailed Tit 37 39 42 53 43 61 59 13 53 61 70 77 104 107 105 85
Blue Tit 105 110 126 142 130 138 128 44 116 142 158 191 225 242 215 212
Great Tit 84 96 108 113 111 119 115 34 100 126 145 189 222 233 203 208
Coal Tit 20 22 27 23 28 25 23 14 31 33 39 38 52 46 51 49
Willow Tit 14 8 11 10 6 12 8 2 8 8 12 8 17 9 6 5
Marsh Tit 12 7 7 9 8 8 9 5 12 10 11 13 14 9 9 16
Nuthatch 7 11 11 7 12 11 10 3 15 13 15 19 29 26 19 28
Treecreeper 13 6 11 14 11 13 16 2 12 14 23 26 25 23 20 18
Golden Oriole 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Red-backed Shrike . . . . . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
Great Grey Shrike . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jay 21 17 20 18 22 23 21 8 20 28 27 27 39 38 36 39
Magpie 81 98 101 107 105 120 110 33 97 108 116 148 168 194 173 169
Jackdaw 61 66 68 73 72 81 86 26 72 84 95 118 154 159 158 162
Rook 60 64 74 76 80 74 73 21 75 75 88 106 120 130 116 125
Carrion Crow 98 115 123 138 133 140 141 45 116 138 163 193 229 250 223 227
Hooded Crow 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . .
Raven 1 1 1 . 2 3 1 . 1 2 4 2 3 9 6 4
Starling 100 115 112 122 115 125 126 40 106 108 130 143 162 185 148 157
House Sparrow 82 99 96 102 98 88 95 30 91 93 112 135 153 156 139 139
Tree Sparrow 19 24 29 33 25 29 30 9 23 31 30 36 48 46 44 43
Chaffinch 115 118 131 141 144 151 145 46 128 148 167 201 236 255 222 233
Brambling 1 . 1 1 2 . . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
Greenfinch 81 93 103 108 98 119 117 33 101 118 140 168 195 198 155 174
Goldfinch 61 69 67 70 69 81 78 30 73 84 108 131 151 165 168 185
Siskin 1 1 1 5 2 3 . . . 2 3 2 7 2 7 4
Linnet 88 103 96 108 112 106 100 32 78 95 108 120 111 119 119 118
Twite . . . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 . . 1
Lesser Redpoll 4 2 3 3 5 2 2 . 1 1 2 . 4 2 1 3
Crossbill . . 1 2 4 . . . 2 2 2 2 . . 2 1
Bullfinch 18 14 22 26 20 26 19 9 22 37 48 48 56 59 56 61
Hawfinch . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Snow Bunting . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Yellowhammer 94 99 109 118 114 112 114 33 95 112 128 148 168 176 155 159
Reed Bunting 32 36 37 29 38 49 48 10 35 46 50 62 73 73 78 79
Corn Bunting 18 21 16 18 12 17 14 3 11 11 12 14 12 10 7 11
Other cage bird species . . . . . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . .
Total number of Species 118 120 122 125 126 128 133 103 124 132 128 121 129 132 131 134

 


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