The number of birds reported as taken are: blackbird 59, skylark 278, black-headed gull 1,songthrush2, redwing 8 and fieldfare 10.
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It is to my mind unthinkable that we should just sit on our hands and do nothing while the skylark and thesongthrushdisappear.
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Who would have thought that we today would no longer think it commonplace to hear the common hedge-sparrow, the skylark or thesongthrush?
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It included such birds as the hedge sparrow,songthrush, linnet, chaffinch and moorhen.
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Many, if not all, of the species she mentioned—the grey partridge, thesongthrushand the dormouse—are afforded protection within the framework of our biodiversity plans.
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It resulted, of course, in a list which inevitably included most of our favourites—our national bird the robin, the wren, thesongthrushand the skylark.
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Over 500 species of vascular plants and 169 of birds have been recorded, includingsongthrush, reed bunting, kingfisher and skylark.
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Species includesongthrush, mistle thrush, great spotted woodpecker and whitethroat.
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Birds include the great spotted woodpecker,songthrushand lesser whitethroat.
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There are breeding birds such as jay, great spotted woodpecker andsongthrush.
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Clamorous reed warbler is a largesongthrush-sized warbler at 1820 cm.
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The song is a loud clear series of variably sweet lilting musical notes, recalling the quality of the common blackbird, but with the more repetitive structure of thesongthrush.
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We know that birds in particular—skylarks, song thrushes, partridges, lapwings and many others—have suffered catastrophic declines in recent years, and that that is due largely to changing farming methods.
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It has been proved that 100,000 song thrushes, which are not likely to be pests, within three months can consume up to 5,000 million insects, caterpillars and so on.
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Birds includingsongthrush, chaffinch and magpie are commonly seen as well as butterflies and mammals such as squirrel, hedgehog and wood mouse.
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