County Wildife Site Criteria for Cornwall Appendices

BIRDSWe have an in-depth understanding of the distribution, population and trends of many of thebird species in Cornwall, sometimes at a seasonal or even monthly level. The approach tosite selection for birds therefore may involve looking at all bird species that use a site, therange of species and their populations within the site, along with presence of certain listedspecies. There should be a presumption for selecting bird sites because they support thefollowing species:Cornwall BAP Priority speciesThere are a number of BAP priority species that are not site specific: song thrush andbullfinch are two obvious examples. There are others like aquatic warbler and nightjar thatare. Where a species is site specific and the site supports a significant population, sitenotification might be appropriate:Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic WarblerAlauda arvensis arvensis Sky LarkAnser albifrons albifrons European Greater White-fronted GooseAnthus trivialis trivialis Tree PipitAythya marila Greater ScaupBotaurus stellaris stellaris BitternBranta bernicla bernicla Dark-bellied Brent GooseCaprimulgus europaeus europaeus NightjarCarduelis cabaret Lesser RedpollCarduelis cannabina autochthona/cannabina LinnetCarduelis flavirostris bensonorum/pipilans TwiteCircus cyaneus Hen HarrierCoccothraustes coccothraustes HawfinchCuculus canorus canorus Common CuckooCygnus columbianus bewickii Bewick's Swan (Tundra Swan)Dendrocopos minor comminutus Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerEmberiza cirlus Cirl BuntingEmberiza citrinella citrinella YellowhammerEmberiza schoeniclus schoeniclus Reed BuntingLarus argentatus argenteus Herring GullLimosa limosa limosa Black-tailed GodwitLocustella luscinioides luscinioides Savi`s WarblerLocustella naevia naevia Grasshopper WarblerLullula arborea arborea Wood LarkMiliaria calandra calandra Corn BuntingMotacilla flava flavissima Yellow WagtailMuscicapa striata striata Spotted FlycatcherNumenius arquata arquata CurlewParus montanus kleinschimdti Willow TitParus palustris palustris/dresseri Marsh TitPasser domesticus domesticus House SparrowPasser montanus montanus Tree SparrowPhylloscopus sibilatrix Wood WarblerPrunella modularis occidentalis Dunnock (Hedge Accentor)Puffinus mauretanicus Balearic ShearwaterPyrrhula pyrrhula pileata BullfinchSterna dougallii dougallii Roseate TernSturnus vulgaris vulgaris StarlingTurdus philomelos clarkei Song ThrushAppendix 6 – Species Evaluation in CornwallCounty Wildlife Sites Criteria