"marsh tit (""Parus palustris""), nuthatch (""Sitta europaea""), treecreeper and jay (""Garrulus glandarius""). Buzzards (""Buteo buteo"") regularly hunt over the tree canopy. Hobby (""Falco subbuteo""), woodcock (""Scolopax rusticola""), common firecrest (""Regulus ignicapillus"") and brambling (""Fringilla montifringilla"") are occasional visitors. Selborne Common is a reliable place to find the wood warbler (""Phylloscopus sibilatrix""). Roe deer (""Capreolus capreolus"") and dormouse (""Muscardinus avellanarius"") are resident mammals. From the prehistoric or Romano-British period there is evidence of a field system, which may have been re-used during the Middle Ages. The Common has not been ploughed since then. Earthworks on the western boundary have tentatively been"
"Melodious warbler The melodious warbler (""Hippolais polyglotta"") is an Old World warbler in the tree warbler genus ""Hippolais"". It breeds in southwest Europe and northwest Africa. It is migratory, wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. This small passerine bird is a species found in open woodland with bushes. Three to five eggs are laid in a nest in a tree or a bush. This is a common bird in many parts of its wide range and the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of ""least concern"". The genus name ""Hippolais"" is from Ancient Greek ""hupolais"","
"Wood warbler The wood warbler (""Phylloscopus sibilatrix"") is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains. The genus name ""Phylloscopus"" is from Ancient Greek ""phullon"", ""leaf"", and ""skopos"", ""seeker"" (from ""skopeo"", ""to watch""). The specific ""sibilatrix"" is Latin for ""whistler"". This warbler is strongly migratory and the entire population winters in tropical Africa. This is a bird of open but shady mature woodlands, such as beech and sessile oak, with some sparse ground cover for nesting. The dome-shaped nest is built near"
"of its present range in mainland Europe. Common grasshopper warbler The common grasshopper warbler (""Locustella naevia"") is a species of Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus ""Locustella"". It breeds across much of temperate Europe and western Asia. It is migratory, wintering in north and west Africa. The genus name ""Locustella"" is from Latin and is a diminutive of ""locusta"", ""grasshopper"". Like the English name, this refers to the characteristic insect-like song of the common grasshopper warbler and some others in this genus. The specific ""naevia"" is Latin for ""spotted "". This small passerine bird is found in short"
"Greenish warbler The greenish warbler (""Phylloscopus trochiloides"") is a widespread leaf warbler with a breeding range in northeastern Europe and temperate to subtropical continental Asia. This warbler is strongly migratory and winters in India. It is not uncommon as a spring or early autumn vagrant in Western Europe and is annually seen in Great Britain. In Central Europe large numbers of vagrant birds are encountered in some years; some of these may stay to breed, as a handful of pairs does each year in Germany. Like all leaf warblers, it was formerly placed in the ""Old World warbler"" assemblage, but"
"Woodland dormouse The woodland dormouse (""Graphiurus murinus"") is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is native to southern and eastern Africa and is also known as the African dwarf dormouse, African pygmy dormouse, or colloquially as micro squirrel. Found in limited numbers in the pet trade, it has complicated care requirements compared to other pet rodents. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical, moist montane forests and rivers. This is a small species with soft silky hair. The eyes are large, the cheeks whitish and the ears rounded and brown. The upper parts of the body are"
"Common starling The common starling (""Sturnus vulgaris""), also known as the European starling, or in the British Isles just the starling, is a medium-sized passerine bird in the starling family, Sturnidae. It is about long and has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of year. The legs are pink and the bill is black in winter and yellow in summer; young birds have browner plumage than the adults. It is a noisy bird, especially in communal roosts and other gregarious situations, with an unmusical but varied song. Its gift for mimicry"
"by an 88% increase to 3064 pairs in 2007. The woodlark has been categorised by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as being of least concern, meaning that it is not currently threatened with extinction. Woodlark The woodlark or wood lark (""Lullula arborea"") is the only extant species in the lark genus ""Lullula"". It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter. There are"
"Woodlark The woodlark or wood lark (""Lullula arborea"") is the only extant species in the lark genus ""Lullula"". It is found across most of Europe, the Middle East, western Asia and the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident (non-migratory) in the west of its range, but eastern populations of this passerine bird are more migratory, moving further south in winter. There are two subspecies of woodlark, ""L. a. arborea"" and ""L. a. pallida"". The former is native to northern regions of Europe, while the latter can be found in the south of the woodlark's range. Their diet is"
"the woodlark (""Lullula arborea""). Lullula Lullula is the genus of woodlarks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. There is only one remaining extant species, the woodlark which is found in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The remainder are known only from the fossil record. The genus ""Lullula"" was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829. The genus ""Lullula"" is onomatopoeic from the French ""Lulu"", the name given by de Buffon. Both the French name, ""Alouette lulu"" and the genus name are derived from the sound of its song. The genus contain"
"Barn swallow The barn swallow (""Hirundo rustica"") is the most widespread species of swallow in the world. It is a distinctive passerine bird with blue upperparts and a long, deeply forked tail. It is found in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. In Anglophone Europe it is just called the swallow; in Northern Europe it is the only common species called a ""swallow"" rather than a ""martin"". There are six subspecies of barn swallow, which breed across the Northern Hemisphere. Four are strongly migratory, and their wintering grounds cover much of the Southern Hemisphere as far south as central Argentina,"
"Rufous songlark The rufous songlark (""Cincloramphus mathewsi"") is a species in the family Locustellidae endemic to Australia. It is a species of Megaluridae, the Old World warblers, a successful passerine family. The rufous songlark was described by English ornithologist Tom Iredale in 1911. An alternative generic name ""Cincloramphus"" is derived from Greek words ""cinclus""/κιγκλος ""wagtail"" and ""ramphos""/ραμφος ""beak"", while the specific epithet honours Gregory Mathews. As well as rufous songlark, other common names include red-rumped songlark, rufous singing lark, and skylark. The rufous songlark is medium brown passerine songbird with a pattern of streaks on its feathers. ""Encyclopædia Britannica"" describes"
"on the nape. It has a crest which is quite small and at most times inconspicuous. In flight it shows a short tail and short broad wings. The tail is tipped with white, but unlike the skylark, the tail sides and the rear edge of the wings are not edged with white. A songbird, the woodlark has a melodious, warbling song often described onomatopoeically as a ""lu-lu-lu-"" or, more precisely, as a ""serial ""lū-lū-lū-lū-lū-"""", ""toolooeet toolooeet toolooeet"". Found mainly in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa and western Asia, the woodlark is present across much of its range. In Europe,"
"Various yelping, chattering or barking sounds are made in the vicinity of the nest. The distribution is widespread across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its range in Eurasia extends from the Iberian Peninsula and Denmark eastwards to China and southwards to the Himalayas. In Africa it is present from Mauritania to Egypt, the Red Sea and Arabia. The bird has been introduced to New Zealand, and to the United Kingdom, where it has spread across much of England and the whole of Wales. This is a sedentary species which is found in open countryside in a great range of habitats."
"Garden warbler The garden warbler (""Sylvia borin"") is a common and widespread small bird that breeds in most of Europe and in western Asia. It is a plain, long-winged and long-tailed typical warbler with brown upperparts and dull white underparts; the sexes are similar and juveniles resemble the adults. Its two subspecies differ only slightly and interbreed where their ranges overlap. Due to its lack of distinguishing features, this species can be confused with a number of other unstreaked warblers. The garden warbler's rich melodic song is similar to that of the blackcap, its closest relative, which competes with it"
"the full 13 sounds in the correct order are highly valued, while any disruption in the songs will decrease its value significantly (Jin 2005). Lark Larks are passerine birds of the family Alaudidae. Larks have a cosmopolitan distribution with the largest number of species occurring in Africa. Only a single species, the horned lark, occurs in North America, and only Horsfield's bush lark occurs in Australia. Habitats vary widely, but many species live in dry regions. The family Alaudidae was introduced in 1825 by the Irish zoologist Nicholas Aylward Vigors as a subfamily Alaudina of the finch family Fringillidae. Larks"
"Common grasshopper warbler The common grasshopper warbler (""Locustella naevia"") is a species of Old World warbler in the grass warbler genus ""Locustella"". It breeds across much of temperate Europe and western Asia. It is migratory, wintering in north and west Africa. The genus name ""Locustella"" is from Latin and is a diminutive of ""locusta"", ""grasshopper"". Like the English name, this refers to the characteristic insect-like song of the common grasshopper warbler and some others in this genus. The specific ""naevia"" is Latin for ""spotted "". This small passerine bird is found in short dense vegetation, often close to water. It"
"Common chiffchaff The common chiffchaff (""Phylloscopus collybita""), or simply the chiffchaff, is a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds in open woodlands throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia. It is a migratory passerine which winters in southern and western Europe, southern Asia and north Africa. Greenish-brown above and off-white below, it is named onomatopoeically for its simple ""chiff-chaff"" song. It has a number of subspecies, some of which are now treated as full species. The female builds a domed nest on or near the ground, and assumes most of the responsibility for brooding and feeding the chicks, whilst"
"Lullula Lullula is the genus of woodlarks, songbirds in the family Alaudidae. There is only one remaining extant species, the woodlark which is found in Europe, the mountains of northern Africa, the Middle East and western Asia. The remainder are known only from the fossil record. The genus ""Lullula"" was introduced by the German naturalist Johann Jakob Kaup in 1829. The genus ""Lullula"" is onomatopoeic from the French ""Lulu"", the name given by de Buffon. Both the French name, ""Alouette lulu"" and the genus name are derived from the sound of its song. The genus contain a single extant species,"
"small reptiles and hairy caterpillars, which are distasteful to many birds. The great spotted cuckoo's call is a loud ""cher-cher-kri-kri"" and variations. Great spotted cuckoo The great spotted cuckoo (""Clamator glandarius"") is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. The genus name ""clamator"" is Latin for ""shouter"" from ""clamare"", ""to shout"". The specific ""glandarius"" is derived from Latin ""glans, glandis"", ""acorn"". It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It is a brood parasite that lays its eggs in the nests of corvids, in particular"
"gularis"" is a fairly common bird with a wide range. No particular threats have been identified and the population is believed to be steady, so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of ""least concern"". African cuckoo The African cuckoo (""Cuculus gularis"") is a species of cuckoo in the family Cuculidae. It is found in Sub-Saharan Africa where it migrates within the continent, generally arriving and breeding in any one locality during the rainy season. A fairly common bird, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being"
"European roller The European roller (""Coracias garrulus"") is the only member of the roller family of birds to breed in Europe. Its overall range extends into the Middle East, Central Asia and Morocco. The European roller is found in a wide variety of habitats, avoiding only treeless plains. It winters primarily in dry wooded savanna and bushy plains, where it typically nests in tree holes. The rollers are medium-sized Old World birds of open woodland habitats. They have brightly coloured plumage and a hooked bill. Most are found south of the Sahara. The genus ""Coracias"" contains eight species of sit-and-wait"
"rufous in colour and less heavily streaked. The whistling song is long, melodious and varied. It inhabits secondary woodland in the foothills and lower mountains up to 1,200 metres above sea-level. It forages alone, in pairs or in small groups, searching amongst the understorey for insects and seeds. It has a declining population of 1-10,000 individuals and is classified as a Near Threatened species by BirdLife International. Habitat loss may affect its numbers but the main threat is hybridization with introduced populations of the Chinese hwamei. Taiwan hwamei The Taiwan hwamei (""Garrulax taewanus"") is a passerine bird in the family"
"and cultivated areas especially around villages. Food is largely made up of the acorns of the native oak ""Quercus cuspidata"" but includes small reptiles and invertebrates of many types. The bird nests in large cavities in trees but otherwise the nest is the same as that of the other two ""Garrulus"" species with 3–4 eggs. The voice is similar to that of the Eurasian jay. The species was threatened in the past by hunting for its feathers, which were used for decorating ladies' hats. Today it is threatened by introduced small Indian mongooses, which were brought to its range to"
"European greenfinch The European greenfinch, or just greenfinch (""Chloris chloris""), is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae. This bird is widespread throughout Europe, north Africa and south west Asia. It is mainly resident, but some northernmost populations migrate further south. The greenfinch has also been introduced into both Australia and New Zealand. In Malta, it is considered a prestigious song bird, and it has been trapped for many years. It has been domesticated, and many Maltese people breed them. In Hungary, it is threatened. The greenfich was described by Linnaeus in 1758 in the 10th edition of"
"timoriensis"") is slightly larger and less rufous. The striated fieldwren (""Calamanthus fulignosus"") is quite similar, which is differing due to its yellow underparts, and distinctive white eyebrows. Old World warblers are a large group of birds formerly grouped together in the bird family Sylviidae. The family held over 400 species in over 70 genera, and were the source of much taxonomic confusion. Grass warblers are sometimes strongly patterned but generally very drab in overall colouration . • Genus Megalurus – typical grassbirds (10 species) 13.15cm. Olive-brown/ brown-grey bird with a pale eyebrow with dark grey streaks in the throat, crown"
"of the name. Common snipe The common snipe (""Gallinago gallinago"") is a small, stocky wader native to the Old World. The scientific name ""gallinago"" is New Latin for a woodcock or snipe from Latin ""gallina"", ""hen"" and the suffix ""-ago"", ""resembling"". The breeding habitat is marshes, bogs, tundra and wet meadows throughout northern Europe and northern Asia. It is migratory, with European birds wintering in southern and western Europe and Africa (south to the Equator), and Asian migrants moving to tropical southern Asia. The North American Wilson's snipe was previously considered the same species, and is listed as such in"
"of late but were formally in the ""Dryonastes"" genus. the currant genus ""Garrulax"" encompasses 45 different species. The rufous-necked laughingthrush is found in the subtropical or tropical moist forests from Nepal to China extending down into Myanmar. It is a non migratory songbird which means it spends its entire life in the same location or habitat for both reproductive and non reproductive periods. Some populations are found in isolated regions of Nepal likely something that happened during the formation of the mountain ranges in the region. The species is commonly found in all of its native ranges and is considered"
"garrulus""), the black-headed grakle (""Gracula melanocephala""), the hooded bee-eater (""Merops cucullatus""), and the white-fronted bee-eater (""Merops albifrons""). This has caused some confusion in the ornithological literature as to the correct scientific name. Latham's 1801 Latin supplement is the authority for around seventy species of birds, almost all of which occur only in Australasia. They include the Pacific gull, the barking owl, the noisy miner, the Australian magpie and the magpie-lark. Beginning in 1821, when Latham was in his eighties, he published an expanded version in eleven volumes of his earlier work with the title ""A General History of Birds"". The"
"""pettychaps"". These names were often shared with other warblers including the blackcap, common whitethroat and common chiffchaff. Garden warbler The garden warbler (""Sylvia borin"") is a common and widespread small bird that breeds in most of Europe and in western Asia. It is a plain, long-winged and long-tailed typical warbler with brown upperparts and dull white underparts; the sexes are similar and juveniles resemble the adults. Its two subspecies differ only slightly and interbreed where their ranges overlap. Due to its lack of distinguishing features, this species can be confused with a number of other unstreaked warblers. The garden warbler's"
"Xavier's greenbul The Xavier's greenbul (""Phyllastrephus xavieri"") is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in central Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Xavier's greenbul was originally described in the genus ""Xenocichla"" (a synonym for ""Bleda""). Some authorities have considered Xavier's greenbul to be a subspecies of the icterine greenbul. The name commemorates the French explorer Xavier Dybowski who collected natural history specimens in the Congo. Alternate names for Xavier's greenbul include the greater icterine bulbul, greater icterine greenbul and Uganda icterine bulbul. Two"
"Mistle thrush The mistle thrush (""Turdus viscivorus"") is a bird common to much of Europe, Asia and North Africa. It is a year-round resident in a large part of its range, but northern and eastern populations migrate south for the winter, often in small flocks. It is a large thrush with pale grey-brown upper parts, a greyish-white chin and throat, and black spots on its pale yellow and off-white under parts. The sexes are similar in plumage, and its three subspecies show only minimal differences. The male has a loud, far-carrying song which is delivered even in wet and windy"
"Common tailorbird The common tailorbird (""Orthotomus sutorius"") is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves ""sewn"" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his ""Jungle Book"", it is a common resident in urban gardens. Although shy birds that are usually hidden within vegetation, their loud calls are familiar and give away their presence. They are distinctive in having a long upright tail, greenish upper body plumage and rust coloured forehead and crown. This passerine bird is typically found in open farmland, scrub, forest edges and gardens. Tailorbirds get their name from the way their"