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10. Scrub, Shrub & Hedgerow Potential Target Delivery Areas Feature Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Scrub & Hedgerow Creation/Improvements Site Golf Courses Cemetery Sites Newcastle & North Tyneside Biodiversity Action Plan Parks (General) Gosforth to Cramlington Wildlife Corridor West Moor/Wellfield Murton St Mary’s Headland Town Moor Hadrian’s Way 42 Local Authority Area North Tyneside & Newcastle North Tyneside & Newcastle North Tyneside & Newcastle North Tyneside & Newcastle North Tyneside North Tyneside North Tyneside Newcastle Newcastle/North Tyneside
10. Scrub, Shrub & Hedgerow 11. Farmland Birds 11. FARMLAND BIRDS General Description A number of seed-eating farmland birds have undergone significant declines since the 1970’s. Many of these are familiar and popular birds of open countryside that are still perceived as common and widespread and include birds such as tree sparrow, reed bunting, corn bunting, yellowhammer, linnet, house sparrow, bullfinch, skylark and grey partridge. Species III. Species Action Plans Species Description Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Grey Partridge (perdix perdix) Barn Owl (Tyto alba) Description Skylarks are small brown birds, usually around 16-18cm long. The rail and the rear edge of the wings are edged with white that is visible in flight. The males have slightly broader wings than the females, which enables the males to hover for longer periods of time. The tree sparrow is smaller than the house sparrow at 14cm long. It has white cheeks and collar with a black cheek-spot, a chestnut brown head and nape instead of the grey of the house sparrow. The grey partridge is a medium sized (29-31cm in length), plump, grey coloured gamebird with an orange face and a chestnut tail visible whilst in flight. It is a ground dwelling bird and is usually found in groups of between 6 and 15. The barn owl is a medium sized owl with a golden-brown back and white face and underparts. 43 These species are all seed-eaters in the winter and feed on invertebrate food during the spring and summer, but have slightly different habitat requirements within the farmed environment. Habitats which support these birds include hay meadows, grazed fields, grass margins, hedgerows and spring-sown cereals with over-wintered stubbles. Unfortunately, changes in farming practices such as land intensification, has reduced the suitability of large areas of farmland for these birds. Habitat Skylarks nest on the ground, feeding In open fields with fairly short vegetation and an extensive supply of invertebrates on which to feed the young chicks. Tree sparrows nest communally in holes in veteran trees, farm buildings or occasionally thick hedges. The adults are seed-eaters but the chicks are fed on insects for the first few weeks of life. Grey partridge nest on the ground in a variety of farmland habitats including hedge bottoms, tussocky grass margins and cereal crops. The adults are mainly seed-eaters but chicks are dependent on supplies of invertebrates. The typical barn owl prey of small mammals occurs at the highest densities in rough tussocky grassland, where their habit of hunting fairly low to the ground makes them very vulnerable to road traffic collisions. Barn owls traditionally nest in old barns or other farm buildings and hollow trees but they adapt well to using nestboxes 11. Farmland Birds Newcastle & North Tyneside Biodiversity Action Plan
Page 1: Newcastle & North Tyneside Biodiver
Page 4 and 5: Contents Contents I. ACKNOWLEDGEMEN
Page 6 and 7: 1. Buildings & Structures III. Habi
Page 8 and 9: 1. Buildings & Structures BUILDINGS
Page 10 and 11: 2. Estuary & Coastal Habitat and lu
Page 12 and 13: 2. Estuary & Coastal Habitat Alien
Page 14 and 15: 2. Estuary & Coastal Habitat Links
Page 16 and 17: 3. Brownfield Land Weetslade Collie
Page 18 and 19: 4. Transport Corridors 4. TRANSPORT
Page 20 and 21: 4. Transport Corridors Links to Oth
Page 22 and 23: 5. Open Water & Wetland with associ
Page 24 and 25: 5. Open Water & Wetland OPEN WATER
Page 26 and 27: 6. Rivers & Watercourses 6. RIVERS
Page 28 and 29: 6. Rivers & Watercourses RIVER & WA
Page 30 and 31: 7. Managed Urban Greenspace 7. MANA
Page 32 and 33: 7. Managed Urban Greenspace MANAGED
Page 34 and 35: 8. Native Woodland 8. NATIVE WOODLA
Page 36 and 37: 8. Native Woodland Issues of Concer
Page 38 and 39: 9. Lowland Grassland 9. LOWLAND GRA
Page 40 and 41: 9. Lowland Grassland Links to Other
Page 42 and 43: 10. Scrub, Shrub & Hedgerow Hedgero
Page 46 and 47: 11. Farmland Birds Yellowhammer (Em
Page 48 and 49: 11. Farmland Birds FARMLAND BIRD TA
Page 50 and 51: 12. Bats 12. BATS General Descripti
Page 52 and 53: 12. Bats Protection/Legislation All
Page 54 and 55: 13. Amphibians 13. AMPHIBIANS Gener
Page 56 and 57: 13. Amphibians Loss of suitable bre
Page 58 and 59: 14. Dingy Skipper 14. Dingy Skipper
Page 60 and 61: 14. Dingy Skipper Potential Target
Page 62 and 63: 15. Otter Incidental mortality caus
Page 64 and 65: 16. Urban Birds 16. URBAN BIRDS Gen
Page 66 and 67: 16. Urban Birds Protection/Legislat
Page 68 and 69: 16. Urban Birds Links to Other Plan
Page 70 and 71: 17. Water Vole courses in and aroun
Page 72 and 73: 18. Red Squirrel 18. RED SQUIRREL (
Page 74 and 75: 18. Red Squirrel Links to Other Pla
Page 76 and 77: 19. Hedgehog Lighting of bonfires w
Page 78 and 79: 20. Slow Worm SLOW WORM Determine t
Page 80 and 81: 21. Bumblebee Protection/Legislatio
Page 82 and 83: 22. Brown Hare 22. BROWN HARE (Lepu
Page 84: 22. Brown Hare Newcastle & North Ty

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