All sightings since January 2011
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1. Moorhen
Occasional visitor to the Lee River walk on UCC
2. Coot
Once, UCC river walk
3. wood pigeon
Daily and in large quantities
4. feral pigeon
Daily and in large quantities
5. collared dove
Weekly mostly in willows near main gate
6. swift
All Summer, in sky above campus
7. mute swan
UCC river walk
8. mallard
UCC river walk
9. black headed gull
Regularly on UCC river walk in Winter
10. common gull
As black headed gull, scarcer
11. herring gull
Occasionally rest on campus lamp posts
12. grey wagtail
Regular, along UCC river walk
13. pied wagtail
Daily, all over campus, particularly short grass and student centre square
14. robin
Daily, any and all trees and bushes on UCC campus
15. blackbird
Daily, any and all trees and bushes on UCC campus
16. song trush
Daily, as blackbird but not quite as common
17. mistle trush
Daily, at least one nesting pair near river walk, occasionally group to feed
18. redwing
Extremely scarce in the Winter in UCC, only 3 seen, likely a lot more around campus
19. wren
Daily, seen in all trees and bushes on campus
20. dunnock
Weekly, always present but rarely seen, likes to hide
21. house sparrow
Scarce, occasionally seen feeding on crumbs...
22. blue tit
Daily, nest all along river walk, particularly common around the old walls
23. great tit
Daily, about 5 pairs nest on campus, again near old walls
24. coal tit
Weekly, can occasionally be glimpsed in UCC trees, usually pine
25. long tailed tit
Daily, large flocks can usually be found somewhere on campus
26. greenfinch
Weekly, at least one pair nesting near river
27. chaffinch
Daily, in most tree areas, particularly near the main entrance
28. goldfinch
Only seen 3 or 4 times, roam much the same areas as chaffinch
29. bullfinch
Scarce, seen only twice by car park
30. magpie
Daily, can be found in most areas
31. rook
Daily, most areas
32. hooded crow
Daily, most areas
33. jackdaw
Daily, most areas
34. goldcrest
Weekly, can usually be found with perseverance, generally cantered around pine trees
35. chiffchaff
Seen weekly, heard daily, generally in the tree tops
36. blackcap
Occasional sighting near river walk and car park, heard more often then seen
37. starling
Common sighting near the buildings
38. treecreeper
Near stone buildings and staff carpark, had a bizarre influx of nesting pairs (counted 5) at start of season which then disappeared. I suspect human intervention.
39. Pheasant
Only once, exploring the river bank
40. Great cormorant
Weekly, likes to fish in the river, never on bank
41. Grey heron
Occasionally wanders to the UCC area of the river
42. Willow warbler
Heard more often than seen, occasionally seen in the tree tops
43. Lesser black backed gull
Like herring G, occasionally rests on lamp posts
44. Barn swallow
Low flying over the river
45. Spotted flycatcher
A pair near the river
