Suffolk Bird Atlas

The national Bird Atlas 2007–11 (Balmer et al 2013) was a huge project that set out to map the abundance and distribution of birds in Britain and Ireland during the breeding and winter seasons. It was a partnership between the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), Birdwatch Ireland and the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club (SOC) and was the biggest survey of British birds ever undertaken.

There have been two previous breeding atlases 1968–72 (Sharrock 1976) and 1988–91 (Gibbons et al 1993) and a previous winter atlas 1981/82-1983/84 (Lack 1986). This allows comparisons and to see changes in distribution.

These atlases provide vital information for bird conservation. An important finding from the late 1980s atlas was the widespread range contraction of many farmland birds. It led to detailed research into the causes of the decline. The results from this new atlas will form the basis for the conservation of birds in the coming decades.

An Atlas Working Group was formed to oversee the project in Suffolk consisting of Andrew Easton, Andrew Green, Colin Jakes, Peter Lack, Nick Mason, Steve Piotrowski, Rob Wilton and Mick Wright. The aims were to seek total coverage at tetrad level for the whole of Suffolk, to verify all the records and to publish the results.

Results

The verification of records was a long task, however, technology allowed it to be carried out efficiently. County verifiers were Andrew Green, Colin Jakes, Dr Peter Lack, Nick Mason, Steve Piotrowski, John Walshe and Mick Wright.

The completed dataset contained 488,897 records for Suffolk, comprising 216,531 records for the winter months (November 2007 to February 2011) and 272,364 for the breeding season months (April 2008 to July 2011). The breeding season total included records of observations for March and August to October, which had a breeding status assigned. The total number of species recorded was 277 in the winter and 335 in the summer and this included 147 breeding species.

This section examines the dataset in more detail and discusses, with maps and tables, a range of results not covered in the main body of the species maps, clicking on a map will open a larger version in a new window:

Total Species Density

Species Density at Tetrad Level
	During the winter period almost 70% of all the County’s tetrads only held between 1 and 50 species of birds and a further 314 tetrads (29%) held between 51 and 100 species per tetrad. These relatively species rich tetrads were predominately on the coast, Waveney valley, the areas around Lackford and Livermere and the hinterland areas associated with the county’s tidal estuaries. Less than 3% of Suffolk tetrads held between 101 and 163 species. These hot spots for bird species occurred along the coast at Kessingland, Benacre, Southwold, Walberswick, Minsmere, Orford Ness, East Lane, Landguard and inland at Melton, Martlesham, Wherstead, Trimley, Oulton, Lackford and Lakenheath.
	There are large areas of Suffolk (53%) where the number of species was less than 50 per tetrad, a further 491 tetrads (45%) held between 51 and 100 species per tetrad. There were only 18 hot spots where the number of species per tetrad was between 101 and 147. The hightest was TM46T, which contains RSPB's reserve at Minsmere followed by TM23V which contains the Landguard Bird Observatory
Birds of Conservation Concern – Red species
	The number of BoCC red species recorded during the winter period, throughout Suffolk was 42. The wintering species were Bearded Tit, Bittern, Black-necked Grebe, Black-tailed Godwit, Brambling, Cetti’s Warbler, Common Crossbill, Common Gull, Common Redpoll, Corn Bunting, Dartford Warbler, Dunlin, Firecrest, Golden Pheasant, Goshawk, Grey Partridge, Hawfinch, Hen Harrier, Herring Hull, House Sparrow, Jack Snipe, Lapwing, Lesser Redpoll, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Linnet, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Tit, Mediterranean Gull, Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, Rough-legged Buzzard, Scaup, Short-eared Owl, Skylark, Song Thrush, Starling, Stock Dove, Tree Sparrow, Velvet Scoter, Willow Tit, Woodlark and Yellowhammer.
	The number of BoCC red species recorded during the winter period, throughout Suffolk was 54. The summering species were Bearded Tit, Bittern, Black-necked Grebe, Black Redstart, Black-tailed Godwit, Cetti’s Warbler, Common Crossbill, Common Gull, Corn Bunting, Dartford Warbler, Dunlin, Firecrest, Garganey, Golden Oriole, Golden Pheasant, Goshawk, Grasshopper Warbler, Grey Partridge, Hawfinch, Herring Hull, Honey Buzzard, House Sparrow, Lapwing, Lesser Redpoll, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Linnet, Little Ringed Plover, Little Tern, Long-eared Owl, Marsh Harrier, Marsh Tit, Marsh Warbler, Mediterranean Gull, Montague’s Harrier, Nightjar, Peregrine Falcon, Red Kite, Rough-legged Buzzard, Roseate Tern, Short-eared Owl, Skylark, Song Thrush, Spoonbill, Spotted Flycatcher, Starling, Stock Dove, Stone Curlew, Tree Pipit, Turtle Dove, Tree Sparrow, Willow Tit, Woodlark, Yellow Wagtail and Yellowhammer.
Woodland Species Density
	The number of woodland species recorded during the winter period, throughout Suffolk was 26. The wintering species were Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Hawfinch, Jay, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, Siskin, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Tawny Owl, Treecreeper, Willow Tit and Wren.
	The number of woodland species recorded during the summer period, throughout Suffolk was 34.The summering species were Blackbird, Blackcap, Blue Tit, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Chiffchaff, Coal Tit, Dunnock, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Garden Warbler, Goldcrest, Great Tit, Hawfinch, Jay, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Lesser Whitethroat, Long-tailed Tit, Marsh Tit, Nightingale, Nuthatch, Redpoll (Lesser and Common), Redstart, Robin, Siskin, Song Thrush, Sparrowhawk, Spotted Flycatcher, Tawny Owl, Tree Pipit, Treecreeper, Willow Tit, Willow Warbler and Wren.
Farmland Species Density
	The number of farmland species recorded during the winter period, throughout Suffolk was 16. The wintering species were Corn Bunting, Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Grey Partridge, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Lapwing, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Rook, Skylark, Starling, Stock Dove, Tree Sparrow, Woodpigeon and Yellowhammer.
	The number of farmland species recorded during the sumer period, throughout Suffolk was 19. The summering species were Corn Bunting,Goldfinch,Greenfinch, Grey Partridge, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Lapwing, Linnet, Reed Bunting, Rook, Skylark, Starling, Stock Dove, Tree Sparrow,Turtle Dove, Whitethroat.Woodpigeon,Yellow Wagtail and Yellowhammer

Species maps

These maps have been plotted at the tetrad level. Five rare bird species were mapped at a 10 km level with a single icon at its centre regardless of the number of birds or territories. The maps are based on information from the BTO survey 2007–11.

Click a species name to see the maps. Refine the species list by selecting a conservation list in the left-hand dropdown box and/or searching for part or all of a species name in the right-hand box.

Arctic Skua

Arctic Tern

Avocet

Bar-tailed Godwit

Barn Owl

Barnacle Goose

Bean Goose

Bean Goose (Taiga)

Bearded Tit

Bewick’s Swan

Bittern

Black-necked Grebe

Black-tailed Godwit

Black-throated Diver

Blackbird

Blackcap

Blue Tit

Brambling

Brent Goose

Brent Goose (Black Brant)

Brent Goose (Light-bellied)

Bullfinch

Buzzard

Canada Goose

Carrion Crow

Caspian Gull

Cetti’s Warbler

Chaffinch

Chiffchaff

Coal Tit

Collared Dove

Common Crossbill

Common Gull

Common Redpoll (Mealy)

Common Sandpiper

Common Scoter

Common Tern

Coot

Cormorant

Corn Bunting

Cuckoo

Curlew

Dartford Warbler

Dunlin

Dunnock

Egyptian Goose

Eider

Fieldfare

Firecrest

Fulmar

Gadwall

Gannet

Garden Warbler

Garganey

Glaucous Gull

Goldcrest

Golden Oriole

Golden Pheasant

Golden Plover

Goldeneye

Goldfinch

Goosander

Goshawk

Grasshopper Warbler

Great Black-backed Gull

Great Crested Grebe

Great Grey Shrike

Great Northern Diver

Great Skua

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Tit

Great White Egret

Green Sandpiper

Green Woodpecker

Greenfinch

Greenshank

Grey Heron

Grey Partridge

Grey Phalarope

Grey Plover

Grey Wagtail

Greylag Goose

Guillemot

Hawfinch

Hen Harrier

Herring Gull

Hobby

Honey-buzzard

House Martin

House Sparrow

Iceland Gull

Jack Snipe

Jackdaw

Jay

Kestrel

Kingfisher

Kittiwake

Knot

Lapwing

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Lesser Whitethroat

Linnet

Little Egret

Little Grebe

Little Gull

Little Owl

Little Ringed Plover

Little Tern

Long-eared Owl

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Skua

Long-tailed Tit

Magpie

Mallard

Mandarin Duck

Manx Shearwater

Marsh Harrier

Marsh Tit

Marsh Warbler

Meadow Pipit

Mediterranean Gull

Merlin

Mistle Thrush

Montagu’s Harrier

Moorhen

Mute Swan

Nightingale

Nightjar

Nuthatch

Oystercatcher

Pallas’s Warbler

Peregrine

Pheasant

Pied and White Wagtail

Pink-footed Goose

Pintail

Pochard

Purple Sandpiper

Red Kite

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-legged Partridge

Red-necked Grebe

Red-throated Diver

Redpoll (Lesser and Common)

Redshank

Redstart

Redwing

Reed Bunting

Reed Warbler

Ringed Plover

Robin

Rock Pipit

Rook

Roseate Tern

Rough-legged Buzzard

Ruddy Duck

Ruddy Shelduck

Ruff

Sand Martin

Sanderling

Sandwich Tern

Scaup

Sedge Warbler

Shag

Shelduck

Short-eared Owl

Shoveler

Siskin

Skylark

Slavonian Grebe

Smew

Snipe

Snow Bunting

Song Thrush

Sooty Shearwater

Sparrowhawk

Spoonbill

Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Redshank

Starling

Stock Dove

Stone-curlew

Stonechat

Swallow

Swift

Tawny Owl

Teal

Tree Pipit

Tree Sparrow

Treecreeper

Tufted Duck

Turnstone

Turtle Dove

Waxwing

Wheatear

White-fronted Goose (Greenland)

Whitethroat

Whooper Swan

Wigeon

Willow Tit

Willow Warbler

Woodcock

Woodlark

Woodpigeon

Wren

Yellow Wagtail

Yellow-legged Gull

Yellowhammer

Bird species recorded in each tetrad

Please be patient, the dots on the map will take some time to load.
Each dot represents the centre of a 2x2 km tetrad.

Top 50 birds encountered during summer timed tetrad visits

English Name	Total Birds Summer	No. Tetrads Summer	Max Count
Woodpigeon	110905	907	815
Rook	40898	691	1240
Chaffinch	26023	903	47
Blackbird	23858	902	49
Jackdaw	23271	764	370
House Sparrow	18590	694	138
Wren	16448	893	32
Carrion Crow	16276	872	150
Starling	16107	656	414
Blue Tit	15879	892	60
Robin	12610	892	31
Black-headed Gull	12345	332	1000
Great Tit	11632	882	31
Greenfinch	11543	823	163
Swallow	11183	821	50
Mallard	10963	657	618
Skylark	10582	798	45
Pheasant	10323	843	40
Swift	9744	652	110
Collared Dove	9474	761	78
Goldfinch	9328	810	136
Lesser Black-backed Gull	9182	330	920
Whitethroat	7818	796	37
Chiffchaff	7213	830	19
House Martin	7063	592	70
Dunnock	6843	836	26
Yellowhammer	6407	695	64
Blackcap	6148	802	19
Long-tailed Tit	6007	703	40
Linnet	5043	562	70
Magpie	4925	769	19
Red-legged Partridge	4673	590	32
Herring Gull	4200	224	200
Greylag Goose	4024	159	482
Stock Dove	3675	593	31
Canada Goose	3502	205	300
Moorhen	3415	631	26
Song Thrush	3242	736	12
Green Woodpecker	2748	758	10
Lapwing	2506	234	136
Shelduck	2452	179	125
Coal Tit	2299	380	42
Feral Pigeon	2211	170	100
Pied-White Wagtail	2149	582	23
Mute Swan	2080	174	246
Sand Martin	2032	79	340
Common Gull	1701	75	500
Jay	1683	568	11
Mistle Thrush	1655	478	33
Great Spotted Woodpecker	1584	606	6

Top 50 birds encountered during winter timed tetrad visits

English Name	Total Birds Winter	No. Tetrads Winter	Max Count
Woodpigeon	371006	933	8000
Rook	86233	764	720
Black-headed Gull	84052	752	1230
Starling	83111	742	10000
Fieldfare	50620	714	604
Jackdaw	44685	770	700
Chaffinch	36951	924	286
Blackbird	36567	936	112
Lapwing	35583	324	1952
Golden Plover	24857	125	2500
Blue Tit	24468	929	50
Carrion Crow	23996	929	315
Common Gull	21895	524	800
Wigeon	20500	93	3000
Mallard	18397	616	1204
House Sparrow	17372	656	91
Great Tit	17245	926	49
Redwing	16119	631	620
Robin	15320	928	40
Long-tailed Tit	14603	826	61
Pheasant	13272	830	211
Skylark	12544	657	480
Pink-footed Goose	12312	11	10000
Goldfinch	12199	773	105
Red-legged Partridge	11624	569	200
Greenfinch	11566	767	209
Collared Dove	11437	731	150
Canada Goose	8897	147	737
Herring Gull	8588	382	333
Wren	8349	878	30
Teal	7720	125	762
Yellowhammer	7395	504	200
Linnet	7017	232	498
Magpie	7007	874	26
Dunnock	6868	852	24
Greylag Goose	6824	127	973
Dunlin	6584	31	850
Redshank	5587	75	403
Moorhen	5223	640	51
Feral Pigeon	5074	178	227
Lesser Black-backed Gull	5053	286	310
Curlew	4467	94	421
Shelduck	4335	85	380
Meadow Pipit	4140	430	65
Pied-White Wagtail	3998	594	160
Siskin	3698	201	150
Stock Dove	3658	464	154
Coal Tit	2866	426	70
Jay	2857	704	11
Goldcrest	2784	492	28

Methodology

The Suffolk working group decided to survey every tetrad, which included any land within the Suffolk boundaries, whereas, the national survey aimed to cover every 10 km square and to have timed counts in at least eight tetrads in each.

When comparing this Atlas with previous Atlases there was a very important difference in the way that data were collected. The BTO developed a dedicated online system to allow Roving Records and Timed Tetrad Visits to be submitted online; also fieldworkers could access web pages to see where gaps in fieldwork were required.

There were two types of fieldwork:

Timed Tetrad Visits (TTVs): recording and counting all the birds seen or heard in a 2x2 km square during timed visits of one or two hours, in the winter and the breeding season.
Roving Records: recording any bird, at any time and at any location.

TTVs required two one-hour count periods that were carried out twice over the winter period and again during the breeding season in every tetrad (2x2 km square). These counts were designed to provide an estimate of relative abundance in the 10 km square.

The required periods for fieldwork were: For winter the early visit was from 1 November to 31 December and the late visit from 1 January to 28/29 February and for summer fieldwork the early visit was from 1 April to 31 May and the late visit from 1 June to 31 July.

What to count: Observers were asked to count only individuals that were using the square. They were to ignore individuals flying over the square except for hunting raptors and hirundines that were effectively ‘using’ the square. During the breeding season juveniles were excluded from the counts. On the coast, birds were counted as far offshore as the observer was confident in identifying them, provided they were still in their tetrad. Anything offshore but not in the tetrad was submitted as a Roving Record for the appropriate tetrad. All introduced and feral species were to be counted.

Colonial nesting species (inland or coastal): If a colony (one or more nests) was encountered these were to be recorded in the ‘Colony Table’ on the recording form. The minimum requirement was to tick that a colony was present on either of the visits and if possible to count the colony. The maximum count of Apparently Occupied Nests or the number of individuals in the colony was required. Shading on the Colony Table gave guidance on which method to use for specific species. Only rough estimates were required. Any colony nesting species encountered away from the colony were to be counted and recorded in the main part of the recording form.

Stopping the clock: if a flock of birds, a colony, or a particularly ‘busy’ area (e.g. a wood at dawn chorus) was encountered the clock could be ‘paused’ in order to do the counting. When counting large aggregations, or areas with high densities, an approximate count was only required.

Roving Records, the aim in Suffolk was to compile comprehensive species lists for every tetrad (2 km x 2 km square) in both seasons. These data will form the basis of all the distribution maps in the final production.

Breeding evidence: During the breeding season the fieldworkers were asked to record the highest evidence of breeding for each species in every tetrad. The aim was always to confirm breeding if possible. The various levels were recorded using standard codes.

The code F (flying over) was only to be used for roving records, as birds flying over were excluded from TTV counts.

Non-breeding birds

F Flying over
M Species observed but suspected to be still on migration
U Species observed but suspected to be summering non-breeder

Possible breeding

H Species observed in breeding season in suitable nesting habitat
S Singing male present (or breeding calls heard) in breeding season in suitable nesting habitat

Probable breeding

P Pair observed in suitable nesting habitat in breeding season
T Permanent territory presumed through registration of territorial behaviour (song etc) on at least two different days, a week or more apart, at the same place; or many individuals on one day
D Courtship and display
N Visiting probable nest site
A Agitated behaviour
I Brood patch of incubating bird (from bird in the hand)
B Nest building or excavating nest hole

Confirmed breeding

DD Distraction display or injury feigning
UN Used nest or eggshells found (occupied or laid within period of survey).
FL Recently fledged young or downy young
ON Adults entering or leaving nest site in circumstances indicating occupied nest
FF Adult carrying faecal sac or food for young
NE Nest containing eggs
NY Nest with young seen or heard

The final data collection included records extracted from Bird Track, The Breeding Bird Survey , Nest records, Ringing, and Wetland Bird Survey counts.

Map showing the number of timed tetrad visits in Summer

pie chart showing the number of times tetrads Summer

Contributors

Acknowledgements

One thousand and seventy individuals sent in records. Five hundred and seventy individuals sent in more than fifty records; the top three people for sending in records were David Cawdron (thirty-six thousand), Malcolm Fairly (nineteen thousand) and Stephen Goddard (eighteen thousand).

Timed Tetrad Visit Fieldworkers

Lynn Allen

Tony Albrehart

Terry Austin

Dean Backhouse

Denys Bakewell

Tom Bamber

Michael Bamford

Colin Bannister

Patrick Barker

Lee Barber

Martin Beacon

D Beamish

Chris Bingham

Keith Blomerly

Alan Bourne

Kevin Boyce

James Bradley

Phil Brown

James Brown

Wendy Brown

Mark Broughton

Mike Buckingham

N & G Burfield

Sue Burnett

Roger Buxton

Neil Calbrade

David Camp

Nathaniel Cant

S Carmichael

Colin Carter

David Carter

Ian Castle

Malcolm Cavanagh

Dave Cawdron

Berwyn Clarke

Jeremy Clarke

Nigel Clark

Keith Claydon

Peter Cloke

Kate Coghlan

Mark Collier

Clive Collins

David Collins

B Cooper

James Cracknell

Dave Crawshaw

Mark Crossley

Will Dale

D Damant

James Davidson

Jo Davis

John Davis

Carlos Davies

Jenny Dawson

Mathew Deans

Stephen Dean

Paul Dickinson

Ian Downie

Pam Dungeon

Derek Eaton

Reg Etheridge

M Fairley

Mark Ferris

Dennis Finch

Julian Flowers

Triston Folland

Duncan Ford

Laurie Forsyth

Malcolm Forbes

Terry Fordham

J Fossey

Jeremy Gaskill

Jo Gearing

John Gibbs

John Glazebrook

Roger Glazebrook

Steve Goddard

A Goodall

Ashley Gooding

Sue Gough

Katie Green

G Grieco

Andrew Green

Chris Gregory

Adam Gretton

Lisa Grove

Stephen Flory?

Linda Hammond

Peter Ling

Bruce Harrington

K Hand

Robin Harvey

Ian Henderson

Chris Hewson

Alec Hillier

John Hiles

Geoffrey Hoad

Paul Holms

David Hopkins

Tony Howe

Phil Howell

C Hullis

Steve Hunting

Colin Jakes

S Jarvis

J&G Jenner

Clive Jones

Robert Johnson

Chris Keeling

Dennis Kell

James Kennerley

Trevor Kerridge

Paul King

Peter Lack

Rowena Langston

Bill Last

Russell Leavett

Ivan Lockwood

Norman Loth

Melody Lovelace

Colin Lucas

M & S Macey

Rob Macklin

Julie March

Mike Marsh

Nick Marsh

Stephen Marginson

Jeff Martin

Richard Mason

Nick Mason

Trummy Mayhew

Peter Merchant

Alan Miller

Mervyn Miller

Ryan Miller

John Mousley

Keith Morris

Richard Mudhar

W Mumford

Phillip Murphy

Jeremy Mynott

Steve Noble

Mary Nordan

Nigel Odin

Paul Oldfield

Tom Oliver

Louise O’Neil

Doug Owen

Jerry Oxford

Philip Nixon

Scott Patterson

Eric Patrick

James Pearce

Mike Pratt

Michael Price

Dave Pearson’s

Martin Peers

Graham Pickett

Steve Piotrowski

Carl Powell

Rod Plowman

Lawrence Potter

Alec Prior

Kathie Puttock

Mel Quy

Richard Rafe

Andrew Rainne

Carl Randell

Jonny Rankin

Peter Ransome

Michael Rae

Alex Rafinski

Neville Rayment

G Reilly & D ford

Stuart Reeves

Margaret Regnault

Kate Risley

Derek Rothery

Julian Roughton

Tony Runnacles

PJ Rutt

N Santy

Trudy Seagon

Pearson Silburn

Ian Sillett

Dave Sivyer

Brien Sivyer

Anne Shaw

Melvyn Sheard

Dudley Shepherd

John Smith

Roy Smith

M Sparkes

Paul Stancliffe

Terry Stopher

Susan Stone

William Stone

Mike Swindles

Timms & Day

Les Tarver

Brian Thomson

Alan Thornhill

David Tomlinson

Jan Toomer

Tim Townsend

John Turner

Darren Underwood

R Upton

Peter Vincent

Norman Vipond

David Walker

Don Walker

Justin Walker

David Walsh

Roger Walsh

John Walshe

John Warnes

Averill Wells

Dane West

Phil Wilkins

Rob Wilton

Garry Whatley

Bill Whybrow

Ian Whittaker

Phil Whittaker

Geoff Woodard

Mike Wortley

Malcolm Wright

Mick Wright

Justin Zantboer

All Observers and Data Sources

SC Abbott

MD Abdulla

TR Abrehart

NG Acheson

D Agombar

JR Alce

RJ Aldis

A Aldous

K Alexander

PR Allard

AE Allen

LA Allen

R Allen

E Allenby

GQA Anderson

S Anderson

E Anderton

DM Andrews

GR Atkin

PW Atkinson

S Attrell

D Austin

TS Austin

MI Avery

DV Avis

D Backhouse

L Bacon

SR Baillie

C Baines

JK Baker

D Baldwin

JD Ball

DE Balmer

T Bamber

MFM Bamford

S Bancroft

N Banham

S Banks

RCA Bannister

H Bantock

LJ Barber

P Barker

S Barnes

K Barrie

M Barriskill

K Bartman

I Barton

NJ Bateman

PW Bateman

GS Batho

A Batley

RE Batty

DJ Bax

M Beacon

DG Beamish

G Belcher

J Bellorini

M Berry

M Betts

MC Biddle

R Biddle

D Billing

GD Birch

RA Birch

S Birch

M Bird

Birdguides

J Birkett

JR Blackburn

MG Blamire

KP Blomerley

C Bloomfield

KD Blowers

T Blythe

P Bone

A Borlase

M Bostock

I Boston

A Bourn

GS Bowen

AS Bowes

KT Boyce

BR Boyland

J Bradley

I Bradshaw

A Braun

I Bray

KJ Brett

F Bridges

R Briggs

S Brooke

C Brooks

MA Broughton

C Brown

GB Brown

M Brown

P Brown

WM Brown

J Brownfield

P Brunet

SM Bryan

A Buckingham

D Buckingham

BD Buffery

RSK Buisson

C Bullock

RW Bullock

N D & G Burfield

N Burgum

A Burkin

SM Burnett

DW Burns

NHK Burton

RPM Bushell

GI Butcher

RR Buxton

D Cady

NA Calbrade

B Calder

Cambridgeshire Bird Club

PJ Cammack

AI Camp

DA Camp

JP Camp

N Cant

S Carey

S Carmichael

CEJ Carter

DG Carter

HM Carter

N Carter

PM Carter

I Castle

M Catchesides

BR Catlin

MS Cavanagh

D Cawdron

PJ Cawley

S Chalmers

J Chamberlain

D Chambers

C Chant

A Chapman

P Chapman

K Charity

R Cheetham

AS Cheke

C Chilvers

S Chippendale

PK Chown

R Christopher

FC Clark

JE Clark

JJ Clark

NA Clark

B Clarke

SJ Clarkson

AP Clay

M Clay

K Claydon

J Clements

BM Clifton

A Cobb

JC Coe

CH Colchester

JD Coleman

MP Collier

C Collins

DR Collins

MC Collins

GJ Conway

AS Cook

D Cook

DL Cook

MJ Cook

R Coombes

AJ Cooper

BJ Cooper

S Cooper

M Coulstock

TC Cowan

M Cowley

AP Cox

RAF Cox

S Cox

D Coxon

J Cracknell

J Crapnell

AD Crawford

R Crawford

D Crawshaw

MG Creighton

M Crisp

M Crossley

NC Crouch

N Crowther

MJ Cumming

A Curtis

HE Cutting

C Dale

A Damant

D Damant

GJ Daniels

PJ Dare

RR Darsley

Dataset (BBS)

Dataset (GENERAL)

Dataset (HERON)

Dataset (NRS)

J Davidson

C Davies

G Davies

JA Davies

S Davies

C Davis

J Davis

J Dawson

I Day

RJ Dean

S Dean

M Deans

CW Dee

JP Dickie

PK Dickinson

T Dingwall

JM Dixon

I Dobson

P Dolton

H Dorrington

P Douch

CR Doughty

IS Downie

J Driessen

JE Druett

PR Dudgeon

R Duncan

JC Dunn

S Dyde

RA Eades

R Eagles

AC Easton

A Eaton

DR Eaton

J Eaton

MA Eaton

P Edwards

TG Edwards

NJC Elsey

D Elton

I Enlander

J Ensor

RC Etheridge

I Evans

M Evans

M Faint

R Fairhead

M Fairley

AR Farrar

C Farrell

M Farrier

PF Fawcett

MJ Feeney

J Ferguson

D Fernleigh

D Finch

PJ Finch

SL Fisher

M Fitch

T Flanagan

G Flinn

JN Flint

S Flory

MF Foley

TD Folland

S Foote

MS Forbes

S Forbes

DR Ford

WE Fordham

S Foreman

S Forest

L Forsyth

JE Fossey

MK Fowlie

B Fraser

S Free

TH Freeborn

KR Freeman

SN Freeman

JV Freshwater

AC Frost

R Frost

P Frostick

D Fuegi

DJ Fuller

KA Fuller

RJ Fuller

TP Fuller

B Galbraith

L Gallagher

B Galpin

KM Gander

JE Gearing

DW Gibbons

N Gibbons

S Gillings

JA Glazebrook

R Glazebrook

P Goacher

PR Goble

SR Goddard

J Gooch

IM Goodall

A Gooding

D Goodwin

JJ Gordon

BM Gough

SJ Gough

KR Grant

MG Grant

MJ Grantham

AD Green

DE Green

K Green

M Greenland

C Gregory

A Gretton

G Grieco

A Grieve

RD Gross

DJ Gruar

J Guiver

C Gunn

A Hall

AG Hall

CP Hall

E Hall

JM Halls

SA Halsey

J Halstead

PJ Hamling

LC Hammond

RE Harbird

S Hares

A Harmer

R Harrald

B Harrington

JC Harris

KS Harris

M Harris

NG Harris

RG Harris

DW Harrison

P Harrup

E Hart

R Hart

IR Hartley

MS Harvey

N Harvey

RM Harvey

WA Hatton

J Hawkins

R Hayes

IM Hayward

SJ Healey

B Hedley

IG Henderson

J Henderson

R Henderson

G Hersey-Green

RGW Heselden

G Hewitt

SJ Hewitt

C Hewson

G Hewson

R Hicks

J Hiles

K Hill

R Hill

AP Hillier

K Hirst

GD Hoad

JJ Hoare

DL Hobbs

JF Hobbs

JA Hobson

TN Hodge

J Hogg

M Holden

R Holland

M Holling

PJ Holmes

CA Holt

AJ Hooper

WD Hopkins

MR Hopton

D Horncastle

JHM Horne

R Horton

AM Howard

A Howe

P Howell

SK Howlett

M Hows

CW Hudson

C Hullis

M Hunt

B Hunter

S Hunting

A Hurrell

EW Hutchings

C Hutchinson

R Ingleston

T Inskipp

M Ixer

R Jackson

C Jacobs

CJ Jakes

S James

L Jaques

S Jarrett

KM Jarvis

SL Jarvis

A Jeff

R Jeffs

SR Jeffs

J Jenkins

J Jenkins Shaw

G Jenner

RJ Jennings

S Jennings

P Jephcott

R Jessop

JNCC Seabird Data

R Johnson

RT Johnson

B Jones

C Jones

CNB Jones

GW Jones

JR Jones

RJ Jones

TSD Jones

D Jordan

M Jordan

AC Joys

J Julyarski

L Kalfayan

J Kamp

EF Keeble

C Keeling

D Kell

SJ Kelman

JA Kennerley

PR Kennerley

DT Kennett

T Kerridge

A Kettle

J Key

DB Kightley

D King

M King

P King

P Kitchener

J Knightbridge

A Kydd

PC Lack

S Laflin

DA Lake

PM Lambert

RHW Langston

CE Lankester

C Lansdell

WA Last

LW Lawes

JC Le Gassick

VJ Lea

R Leavett

K Lee

D Leech

D Lester

S Lester

P Lewis

SJ Lewis

SA Leyland

AC Line

MD Linsley

E Lister

C Little

T Lockwood

V Lockwood

R Loose

N Loth

M Lovelace

G Lowe

C Lucas

M Lumsden

R Mabey

B Macdonald

M Macgarvin

JM MacGuire

B Mackenzie

RN Macklin

I Maclean

PR Maddison

R Mander

J March

JH Marchant

S Marginson

N Marriner

EW Marsh

MC Marsh

SK Marshall

BS Martin

JR Martin

JM Maskell

D Mason

JE Mason

NJ Mason

RC Mason

VA Matthews

T Mayhew

NV McCanch

CJ McDonald

M McDowall

S Mcfarlane

R Mcintyre

NT Mckenna

PAF Mckenzie Lloyd

S McLaney

P Meader

H Mellan

DM Melling

D Mellor

N Melsom

FJ Mercer

P Merchant

A Merritt

A Millar

AR Miller

L Miller

MJ Miller

R Miller

CH Mills

FW Mitchell

GK Moates

J Mole

O Moore

N Moran

NJ Moran

K Morris

P Morrison

D Moss

K Mottram

J Mousley

T Moverley

W Mumford

L Mundy

N Murphy

PW Murphy

R Murray

RD Murray

J Murrell

A Musgrove

C Mutimer

CA Mynott

RJ Mynott

A Nairn

R Nelson

SG Newby

P Newton

JP Nicholson

A Nixon

L Nixon

P Nixon

PC Noakes

SD Noble

M Norden

PJ Norfolk

G Nunn-Turner

MD Nuttall

CDJ O’Brien

MJ O’Leary

L O’Neill

N Oakes

D Oakley-Martin

N Odin

PR Oldfield

N Oliver

TR Oliver

E Osbaldeston

RT Osborne

D Owen

HJ Owen

J Oxford

M Padmore

R Page

A Palethorpe

J Palmer

R Palmer

RAK Parfitt

C Parfrey

NM Parish

P Parmenter

S Paterson

S Patmore

K Patrick

RS Pattimore

D Payne

K Pearce

JW Pearce-Higgins

D Pearsons

RH Peart

MF Peers

M Pelling

EI Peters

JM Pett

G Pettitt

RA Phelan

R Phillips

Z Philpott

HM Pickering

G Pickett

S Pickett

D Ping

M Piotrowski

S Piotrowski

DJ Piper

M Pittaway

BL Pleasance

D Pleasants

RG Plowman

B Pomfret

C Poole

L Potter

CR Powell

D Poyser

MP Pratt

G Price

M Price

AS Prior

DM Pritchard

K Proctor

D Pryor

K Puttick

D Pye

RJ Pyrah

T Quinn

M Quy

M Rae

RAF Lakenheath Conservation Group

RW Rafe

A Rafinski

A Raine

A Ramsell

K Randall

J Rankin

ND Rawlings

NW Rayment

J Rayner

B Reed

DG Rees

K Reeve

S Reeves

M Regnault

EJ Relf

SJ Rendell-Read

D Richardson

G Riches

W Riddett

M Rigby

G Riley

JD Riley

Ringers

S Rippon

K Risely

CE Robinson

PJ Robinson

R Robinson

MD Rolfe

A Rooke

I Rose

AS Rosney

CM Ross

BN Rossiter

D Rothery

JC Roughton

J Rowe

P Rowe

A Rowley

RD Ruffell

JM Rushforth

M Rushton

L Russell

PJ Rutt

N Santy

S Satterthwaite

MA Sayer

GD Scholey

RDS Scott

AL Scrivener

T Seagon

S Shave

A Shaw

M Sheard

AJ Shearman

DJ Sheppard

M Shone

C Showell

M Shuter

PC Silburn

IC Sillett

N Sills

B Simmonds

OJ Simms

R Simpson

BA Sivyer

DB Sivyer

DB Skidmore

N.J., Skinner

E Slack

G Smith

J Smith

L Smith

RC Smith

RP Smith

S Smith

SJ Smithee

M Sparkes

J Spinner

M Spittles

IA Stachnicki

PA Stancliffe

A Stevens

C Stevens

G Stewart

R Stock

PGP Stoddart

S Stone

W Stone

A Stow

D Stratton-Thomsett

P Stronach

DA Stroud

A Stuart

B Stuckey

Suffolk Wildlife Trust Surveys

PA Sullivan

P Sutton

M Swallow

E Swarts

RW Swift

JM Swindells

A Szopa-Comley

L Tarver

DL Taylor

JE Taylor

M Taylor

BP Theakston

RC Theobald

RM Thewlis

A Thomas

DH Thomas

MV Thomas

B Thompson

IR Thompson

A Thornhill

J Thorogood

MM Tickler

RM Timms

A Tomlinson

D Tomlinson

MP Toms

S Tonkin

DK Toomer

J Toomer

TJ Townsend

S Trenerry

CE Trollope

R Trollope

A Tucker

N Tucker

JA Turner

M Turner

D Tutt

RA Tutthill

JP Tyler

A Tysoe

D Underwood

G Uney

G Upton

R Upton

D Vaughan

M Vaughan

H Venables

PR Vincent

N Vipond

R Wakelam

J Waldron

D Walduck

LK Walduck

A Walker

D Walker

J Walker

S Walker

D Walsh

GDJ Walsh

IR Walsh

J Walsh

J Walshe

C Ward

JD Warnes

RF Warren

S Warrington

NP Watson

PEW Watson

D Weaver

D Webb

G Webb

R Webb

GJ Webster

AA Wells

F Wells

G Whatley

MJ Wheeler

IN Whitaker

JR White

S White

J Whitfield

L Whitfield

P Whittaker

WE Whybrow

DM Wignall

B Wijnberg

R Wilby

P Wilkins

S Willett

B Williams

C Williams

CT Williams

G Williams

PA Williams

G Wilson

J Wilson

PK Wilson

R Wilton

S Wiltshire

J Winkless

JC Wood

SD Wood

GD Woodard

RG Woodard

Z Woodhouse

MD Wortley

P Wren

E Wright

KMH Wright

MT Wright

RM Wright

SA Wright

SR Youell

D Younger

J Zantboer

On the shoulders of Giants....

My thanks go to:

Mick Wright for providing all the text, birding knowledge and enthusiasm for this project.
John Newnham from Sussex for showing us what was possible and freely donating the VB program for data handling.
Martin Sanford for providing data integrity, Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service support and web hosting
Alan Poppitt who helped with web magic of HTML, Javascript and CSS
Ben Heather who provided the mapping backgrounds
And of course Mick Wright and Steve Piotrowski for spending 6 years trying to teach the web developer about birds.

Margaret Renault

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Species Density at Tetrad Level

Birds of Conservation Concern – Red species

Woodland Species Density

Farmland Species Density