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Bird population trends – January 2020

Species recorded 10 or more months each year 2008 – 2019

SpeciesMaximum number per monthStatus
Blackbird30Stable
Blue Tit40Increasing
Chaffinch10Stable
Crow25Slight decrease
Dunnock8Increase in sightings
Feral Pigeon90Stable
Goldfinch30Increasing
Great Tit37Increasing
Great Spotted Woodpecker4 Stable
House Sparrow18Increasing
Jay9Stable
Magpie32Stable
Mistle Thrush12Stable
Nuthatch2Sighted monthly since July 2019
Ring Necked Parakeet19Arrived 2013, now resident and increasing
Robin19Increasing 
Starling10, rising to max 110 in winterStable
Wood Pigeon52Stable
Wren52Stable

Species recorded less frequently 2008 – 2019 

SpeciesMinimum number per monthStatus
Goldcrest6Stable
Green Woodpecker4Decreasing not sighted in 2019
Lesser Black-backed Gull6Stable
Long Tailed Tit20Decreasing
Pied Wagtail10Decrease in sightings
Sparrowhawk2Stable but decrease in sightings

Seasonal Visitors
Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Fieldfare, Garden Warbler, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Redwing, Swift (no sightings 2018/19), Willow Warbler, Whitethroat.
Note a general decrease in Warbler sightings since 2016.

Occasional visitors
Coal Tit, Collared Dove, Heron, Herring Gull, Grey Wagtail, Mallard, Meadow Pipit, Song Thrush, Waxwing.
Not recorded since 2010 except once in 2018 – Greenfinch

PS Thanks to Jonathan for the fantastic Green Woodpecker picture!

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The Friends of West Ham Park are a group of local residents who love and use the park regularly. We wanted to find ways to be more involved in the park’s present activities and help the park management in the development of its future role in our community.

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