ROSE END MEADOWS NATURE RESERVE CROMFORD

OWNED BY THE

DERBYSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST

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BIRDS: Since the Reserve was opened to the public in October 1987 the following birds have been recorded: (Scroll down to see full list)

Total species  to date	77	Oct 1987-Aug 2008 - 1,000 visits
Average per visit	14	45 Minutes - recording time
Most per visit	26	Spring - 3rd May 2008
Least per visit	5	Winter- 17th December 1988

"Best bird" seen on the Reserve is the Hawfinch usually seen from October to February most years but the best month to seen them is usually January.

Image from Birdguides CD-ROM Guide to British Birds

The other "Best bird" is the Waxwing but they occur irregularly during Winters when the U.K. receives an overwhelming influx of Scandinavian birds. Occurred in 1988/89, 1991/92, 1993,1999, 2001,2003 and February 2009.

Image from Birdguides CD-ROM Guide to British Birds

The Tables below show:

Species Recorded to date           Likely to see %  

	Species	Euring		Species	%
1	Cormorant	72	1	Blue Tit	98.1
2	Heron	122	2	Robin	92.5
3	Pink-Footed Goose	158	3	Blackbird	92.2
4	Canada Goose	166	4	Magpie	91.9
5	Mallard	186	5	Jackdaw	89.6
6	Goosander	223	6	Woodpigeon	88.8
7	Red Kite	239	7	Chaffinch	80.4
8	Sparrowhawk	269	8	Wren	79.7
9	Buzzard	287	9	Great Tit	73.1
10	Kestrel	304	10	Dunnock	70.7
11	Peregrine Falcon	320	11	Greenfinch	58.5
12	Red-legged Partridge	358	12	Collared Dove	51
13	Grey Partridge	367	13	Bullfinch	47.2
14	Pheasant	394	14	Mistle Thrush	41.5
15	Black-headed Gull	582	15	Song Thrush	38.4
16	Lesser Black-backed Gull	591	16	Goldfinch	37.7
17	Herring Gull	592	17	House Sparrow	28.4
18	Stock Dove	668	18	Willow Warbler	27.6
19	Woodpigeon	670	19	Jay	23.1
20	Collared Dove	684	20	Blackcap	19.6
21	Cuckoo	724	21	Swift	19.3
22	Barn Owl	735	22	Chiffchaff	15.2
23	Tawny Owl	761	23	House Martin	15
24	Swift	795	24	Whitethroat	14.8
25	Green Woodpecker	856	25	Starling	14.1
26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	876	26	Great Spotted Woodpecker	12.6
27	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	887	27	Redwing	11.1
28	Swallow	992	28	Nuthatch	10.3
29	House Martin	1001	29	Siskin	9.1
30	Tree Pipit	1009	30	Fieldfare	8.9
31	Meadow Pipit	1011	31	Kestrel	8.8
32	Grey Wagtail	1019	32	Swallow	8.3
33	Pied Wagtail	1020	33	Hawfinch	8.1
34	Waxwing	1048	34	Black-headed Gull	7.5
35	Wren	1066	35	Long-tailed Tit	7.4
36	Dunnock	1084	36	Coal Tit	7.2
37	Robin	1099	37	Carrion Crow	7.1
38	Redstart	1122	38	Linnet	6.3
39	Blackbird	1187	39	Tree Pipit	5.9
40	Fieldfare	1198	40	Garden Warbler	5.2
41	Song Thrush	1200	41	Raven	4.9
42	Redwing	1201	42	Pheasant	4.5
43	Mistle Thrush	1202	43	Sparrowhawk	4.2
44	Lesser Whitethroat	1274	44	Pied Wagtail	3.6
45	Whitethroat	1275	45	Waxwing	3.6
46	Garden Warbler	1276	46	Lesser Whitethroat	3.1
47	Blackcap	1277	47	Redstart	3.1
48	Chiffchaff	1311	48	Goldcrest	2.8
49	Willow Warbler	1312	49	Green Woodpecker	1.5
50	Goldcrest	1314	50	Buzzard	1.4
51	Spotted Flycatcher	1335	51	Heron	1.3
52	Pied Flycatcher	1349	52	Spotted Flycatcher	1.3
53	Long-tailed Tit	1437	53	Tawny Owl	1.2
54	Marsh Tit	1440	54	Stock Dove	1
55	Willow Tit	1442	55	Cormorant	0.9
56	Coal Tit	1461	56	Marsh Tit	0.8
57	Blue Tit	1462	57	Cuckoo	0.6
58	Great Tit	1464	58	Mallard	0.6
59	Nuthatch	1479	59	Grey Wagtail	0.5
60	Treecreeper	1486	60	Canada Goose	0.4
61	Jay	1539	61	Treecreeper	0.4
62	Magpie	1549	62	Herring Gull	0.4
63	Jackdaw	1560	63	Barn Owl	0.4
64	Rook	1563	64	Meadow Pipit	0.4
65	Carrion Crow	1567	65	Willow Tit	0.3
66	Raven	1572	66	Pink-Footed Goose	0.3
67	Starling	1582	67	Rook	0.3
68	House Sparrow	1591	68	Red-legged Partridge	0.3
69	Tree Sparrow	1598	69	Peregrine Falcon	0.3
70	Chaffinch	1636	70	Red Kite	0.2
71	Brambling	1638	71	Goosander	0.2
72	Greenfinch	1649	72	Lesser Black-backed Gull	0.2
73	Goldfinch	1653	73	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	0.1
74	Siskin	1654	74	Brambling	0.1
75	Linnet	1660	75	Tree Sparrow	0.1
76	Bullfinch	1710	76	Pied Flycatcher	0.1
77	Hawfinch	1717	77	Grey Partridge	0.1

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