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Family MOTACILLIDAE, pipits and wagtails

Tawny Pipit, Anthus campestris

wpe1E.jpg (28599 bytes) This pipit is breeding in a large part of Eurasia, from Spain to Mongolia, and is wintering in sub-Saharan Africa, mainly in the Sahel Region from Senegal to the Red Sea. The total population of the European Union amounts to 440.000-740.000 breeding pairs (Tucker & Heath), but since the mid-1960 this species has undergone a strong decrease and a contraction of its breeding area, even in Iberia, Italy and Greece where its populations remain nevertheless strong (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Danmark

29

31

C

Nederland

60

80

C

Luxembourg

1

3

C

Baden-Württemberg

1

10

Bayern

50

300

C

Brandenburg

100

500

C

Hessen

10

100

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

100

200

C

Niedersachsen

40

100

C

Nordrhein-Westfalen

10

100

Rheinland-Pfaltz

10

100

Saarland

1

10

Sachsen

100

150

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

60

120

C

Schleswig-Holstein

0

5

C

Thüringen

5

10

C

Alsace

2

M

Aquitaine

1000

2000

C

Auvergne

300

600

C

Centre

200

400

C

Champagne-Ardennes

0

3

C

Corse

1000

10000

Languedoc-Roussillon

3000

6000

C

Lorraine

100

200

C

Midi-Pyrénées

1000

2000

C

Pays de la Loire

400

800

C

Poitou-Charente

300

600

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

2500

5000

C

Rhône-Alpes

300

600

C

Abruzzi

1000

2500

C

Basilicata

1000

2500

C

Calabria

1000

2500

C

Campania

1000

2500

C

Emilia Romagna

1000

2500

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

1000

2500

C

Lazio

1000

2500

C

Liguria

10

20

C

Lombardia

50

100

C

Marche

1000

2500

C

Molise

1000

2500

C

Puglia

1000

2500

C

Sardegna

1000

2500

C

Sicilia

1000

2500

C

Toscana

1000

2500

C

Umbria

1000

2500

C

Veneto

1000

2500

C

Andalucia

7500

30000

C

Aragon

5000

20000

C

Asturias

1000

4000

C

Baleares

100

1000

Cantabria

500

2000

C

Castilla la Mancha

7500

30000

C

Castilla y Leon

10000

40000

C

Cataluña

4000

16000

C

Comunidad Valenciana

2000

8000

C

Extremadura

5000

20000

C

Galicia

1500

6000

C

Madrid

1500

6000

C

Murcia

1000

4000

C

Navarra

1000

4000

C

Pais Vasco

1000

4000

C

Rioja

500

1000

C

Alentejo

120

1200

C

Algarve

280

2800

C

Centro

120

1200

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

40

400

C

Norte

450

4500

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

1000

C

Attiki

100

C

Dytiki Ellada

1000

C

Dytiki Makedonia

1000

C

Ionia nisia

100

500

M

Ipeiros

1000

C

Kentriki Makedonia

1000

C

Kriti

100

1000

M

Notio Aigaio

50

300

M

Peloponnisos

500

2000

M

Sterea Ellada

500

2000

M

Thessalia

1000

C

Voreio Aigaio

100

500

M

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Family TROGLODYTIDAE, wrens

Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes fridariensis

This bird inhabits most of Eurasia and North America. On the Islands north of Scotland it is represented by a number of races, one of the most distinctive being the race fridariensis, endemic to Fair Isle.

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Scotland

30

40

C

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Family TURDIDAE, bluethroat, chats and thrushes

Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica

wpe1F.jpg (26324 bytes) This bird inhabits a large part of Eurasia, from Western Europe to the Bering Street and from the Caucasus to the arctic shores of Siberia. It breeds in wet habitats with lush scattered bushes. Several distinct populations can be recognized in Europe. The nominate race svecica inhabits boreal and arctic regions, e.g. in Scandinavia, but has since a few decades also small isolated populations at high altitude in the Alps and Carpathians. It migrates to the south-east and is wintering in eastern sub-Saharan Africa. The race cyanecula inhabits temperate regions of Europe, from northern France to Ukraine. The race namnetum inhabits the coastal regions of France, from southern Bretagne to Aquitaine. It winters mainly in Portugal. A small population, included in cyanecula but in fact not yet described, inhabits the centre and north of Spain. The total population of the European Union (12 Member States) is estimated at 40.000 breeding pairs. It is strongly fluctuating, but on the long term it seems to be quite stable. However since 1970's cyanecula began to increase in numbers and to expand its range. It represents only 5% of the total European population, not including the huge Russian population (Atlas de las Aves de España, EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Nederland

5500

7500

C

Région Wallonne

124

C

Vlaams Gewest

1700

2000

C

Baden-Württemberg

65

75

C

Bayern

500

C

Brandenburg

70

100

C

Hamburg

5

10

C

Hessen

50

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

100

C

Niedersachsen

40

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

210

260

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

20

30

C

Thüringen

1

5

C

Alsace

3

5

C

Aquitaine

150

200

C

Auvergne

10

25

C

Bretagne

10

50

Champagne-Ardennes

1

10

C

Franche-Comté

10

20

C

Haute-Normandie

10

15

C

Limousin

25

100

C

Nord-Pas-de-Calais

10

100

Pays de la Loire

500

1000

C

Picardie

25

50

C

Poitou-Charente

200

500

C

Lombardia

0

3

Piemonte

0

3

Castilla y Leon

50

100

C

Extremadura

50

100

C

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Canary island Stonechat, Saxicola dacotiae

This bird is endemic to the island Fuerteventura in the Canary archipelago. Its population seems stable but is very vulnerable (Atlas de las Aves de España).

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Canarias

650

850

C

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Black Wheatear, Oenanthe leucura

wpe20.jpg (24976 bytes) This wheatear is breeding in north-western Africa, the Iberian Peninsula and extreme southern France. It inhabits arid, stony plateau country in mountainous regions and along coasts, scattered with rocky boulders. It is sedentary. The total population of the European Union is currently estimated at 8300 breeding pairs, but it has strongly declined since the beginning of the century. The reasons for this decline are not known but could be related to a succession of hard winters (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Languedoc-Roussillon

10

C

Andalucia

2000

8000

C

Aragon

1000

5000

C

Castilla la Mancha

1500

7500

C

Castilla y Leon

2000

10000

C

Comunidad Valenciana

500

2500

C

Extremadura

1000

5000

C

Madrid

300

1500

C

Murcia

200

1000

C

Navarra

25

C

Rioja

5

20

C

Alentejo

30

300

C

Centro

50

500

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

1

10

Norte

20

200

C

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Family SYLVIIDAE, warblers

Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon

wpe24.jpg (25023 bytes) This warbler inhabits only old inundated reed beds and has a discontinuous distribution in southern Europe, north-western Africa and south-western Asia, from the Black Sea to Lake Balkash. It winters in northern Africa, reaching Chad and Sudan in the south. The population of the European Union is estimated at 25000-45000 breeding pairs, Russia not included. Most of its populations seem stable, except in Italy where some decline has been noticed (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUT

MIN

MAX

R

Languedoc-Roussillon

150

300

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

450

700

C

Emilia Romagna

200

300

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

200

300

C

Lombardia

0

10

C

Puglia

200

300

C

Sicilia

0

20

C

Toscana

200

300

C

Veneto

200

300

C

Andalucia

300

500

C

Baleares

500

1000

C

Cataluña

100

1000

Comunidad Valenciana

50

100

C

Dytiki Makedonia

100

200

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

10

100

C

Kriti

10

100

C

Kentriki Makedonia

10

100

C

Ipeiros

10

100

C

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Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola

This warbler inhabits flooded, open swamps and has a quite restricted distribution from eastern Germany to the Ob River in western Siberia. It winters in West Africa. Since the second half of last century it has been steadily declining following wetland reclamation. It has subsequently disappeared from several countries, and the only remnant populations in the European Union are those breeding along the Polish border in eastern Germany. This population does not exceed 30-100 pairs, which represents only 1-2% of the total European population, Russia not included (Tucker & Heath).

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Brandenburg

40

M

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

30

M

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Olive-tree Warbler, Hippolais olivetorum

wpe25.jpg (24294 bytes) The distribution of this warbler is restricted to south-eastern Europe and the Near East, as far as Syria. It winters in eastern and south-eastern Africa. It inhabits open habitats with scattered trees, olive-tree plantations and orchards. Its Greek population seems to be stable (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

200

400

C

Attiki

200

C

Dytiki Ellada

1000

C

Ionia nisia

100

C

Ipeiros

200

C

Kentriki Makedonia

200

C

Notio Aigaio

0

200

C

Peloponnisos

1000

C

Sterea Ellada

2000

C

Thessalia

500

C

Voreio Aigaio

50

200

C

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Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria

wpe26.jpg (24860 bytes) This warbler has a wide distribution in southern and Eastern Europe and western Asia, from Italy and the southern coasts of the Baltic Sea to the Altai and Tian Chan mountains. It winters in East Africa, from Ethiopia to northern Tanzania. While its has increased and extended its distribution since the 1920’s, it has decreased recently in some regions, e.g. southern Germany. Overall its populations seem to be stable, however, and the total population of the European Union is estimated at 10000-12000 breeding pairs, which represents about 4% of the total European population, Russia not included (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Danmark

15

30

C

Bayern

5

10

Berlin

10

15

C

Brandenburg

150

180

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

600

800

C

Niedersachsen

250

280

C

Sachsen

100

300

Sachsen-Anhalt

500

1000

C

Schleswig-Holstein

10

C

Thüringen

2

10

C

Emilia Romagna

120

280

C

Friuli-Venezia Giulia

120

280

C

Lombardia

400

600

C

Piemonte

120

280

C

Trentino-Alto Adige

120

280

C

Veneto

120

280

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

100

300

C

Dytiki Makedonia

100

500

C

Kentriki Makedonia

100

500

C

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Rüppell's Warbler, Sylvia rueppelli

wpe27.jpg (23995 bytes) This warbler has a quite restricted distribution, covering parts of Greece, western and southern Turkey, Lebanon and probably western Syria. It inhabits Mediterranean thickets on hot, arid slopes or the undergrowth of open Quercus coccifera or cypress (Cupressus) forest. The Greek population is estimated at 3000-10000 breeding pairs (Handrinos & Akriotis, EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

100

C

Attiki

50

100

C

Dytiki Ellada

10

100

C

Ionia nisia

0

100

C

Ipeiros

0

100

C

Kriti

1000

C

Notio Aigaio

2000

5000

C

Peloponnisos

1000

C

Sterea Ellada

200

1000

C

Thessalia

200

C

Voreio Aigaio

100

500

C

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Marmora's Warbler, Sylvia sarda

wpe28.jpg (24371 bytes) This small warbler is endemic to the islands of the western Mediterranean excluding Menorca and Sicily. It inhabits all kinds of dense Mediterranean thickets, but not the exotic plantations and agricultural areas. It is sedentary, but small numbers appear along the Spanish and North African coasts. The whole world population of this species is breeding in the European Union. It can be estimated at 40.000 pairs, and seems quite stable (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Corse

5000

10000

C

Sardegna

10000

20000

C

Sicilia

20

200

C

Toscana

10

100

C

Baleares

1000

2000

C

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Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata

wpe29.jpg (26733 bytes) This small warbler inhabits north-western Africa and south-western Europe, from the Iberian Peninsula to Italy and southernmost England. Parts of its populations are sedentary; parts make small-scale movements and a few birds reach north-western Africa. The population of the European Union, which represents nearly the entire world population, is estimated at 1.8-4.1 millions of breeding pairs. However, since the beginning of the 1970’s, this species is declining in Spain. Elsewhere it fluctuates or remains stable. Intensification of agriculture and habitat destruction – Mediterranean thickets in the south, dry heath in the north – are the main threats to this species. Too frequent fires are also detrimental (Tucker & Heath).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

South East (GB)

288

C

South West (GB)

135

C

Aquitaine

16650

33300

C

Basse-Normandie

100

C

Bretagne

2450

4900

C

Centre

6750

13500

C

Corse

1000

5000

Ile de France

10

50

C

Languedoc-Roussillon

14000

28000

C

Limousin

450

900

C

Midi-Pyrénées

2250

4500

C

Pays de la Loire

1125

2250

C

Poitou-Charente

5850

11700

C

Provence/Alpes-Côte d'Azur

14000

28000

C

Rhône-Alpes

900

1800

C

Basilicata

100

1000

C

Calabria

100

1000

C

Campania

0

25

C

Lazio

100

1000

C

Liguria

100

1000

C

Molise

100

1000

C

Piemonte

10

100

Puglia

100

1000

C

Sardegna

100

1000

C

Sicilia

20

200

C

Toscana

100

1000

C

Umbria

10

100

Andalucia

125000

C

Aragon

30000

C

Asturias

4000

C

Baleares

40

C

Cantabria

1000

C

Castilla la Mancha

40000

C

Castilla y Leon

50000

C

Cataluña

20000

C

Comunidad Valenciana

15000

C

Extremadura

60000

C

Galicia

7000

C

Madrid

5000

C

Murcia

10000

C

Navarra

5000

C

Pais Vasco

4000

C

Rioja

4000

C

Alentejo

20000

C

Algarve

8500

C

Centro

20000

C

Lisboa e Vale do Tejo

13000

C

Norte

37000

C

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Family MUSCICAPIDAE, flycatchers

Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis

wpe21.jpg (25505 bytes) This flycatcher is breeding in central and eastern Europe, from north-eastern France to south-western Russia and from southern Italy to Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It inhabits different types of forest, but most frequently deciduous forests, especially old oak (Quercus) forests. It is wintering in southern East Africa, just south of the Equator. The population of the European Union (12 Member States) is estimated at 20000-35000 breeding pairs, which represents 4-8% of the global population of this species (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds). This bird seems to be especially sensitive to the type of forest exploitation, and modern forestry methods are definitely detrimental. Therefore it is decreasing in France (Nouvel Atlas des Oiseaux nicheurs de France).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Baden-Württemberg

3000

6000

C

Bayern

3000

6000

Hessen

1000

5000

C

Niedersachsen

1

C

Rheinland-Pfaltz

0

50

C

Sachsen

10

50

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

10

50

C

Thüringen

10

50

C

Alsace

10

C

Champagne-Ardennes

10

C

Franche-Comté

10

C

Lorraine

100

C

Abruzzi

60

185

C

Basilicata

60

185

C

Calabria

60

185

C

Campania

60

185

C

Emilia Romagna

60

185

C

Lazio

0

5

C

Liguria

0

2

C

Lombardia

0

5

C

Marche

0

5

C

Molise

60

185

C

Piemonte

1

10

Puglia

60

185

C

Toscana

60

185

C

Umbria

0

5

C

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Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva

wpe22.jpg (25811 bytes) This flycatcher has a wide distribution in the temperate and boreal regions of Eurasia, from central Europe to eastern Siberia. It is wintering mainly in India and Pakistan. In Denmark and northern Germany it is breeding in old beach (Fagus sylvaticus) forests. In southern Germany it inhabits mixed forests with beach and fir (Abies) or maple (Acer). Its populations seems stable, and since the 1980’s a slight westwards expansion has been noticed (EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Danmark

0

1

C

Bayern

50

500

Berlin

1

10

C

Brandenburg

50

100

C

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

1000

15000

C

Niedersachsen

5

10

C

Sachsen

10

30

C

Sachsen-Anhalt

5

50

C

Schleswig-Holstein

1

10

Thüringen

10

30

C

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

5

C

Kentriki Makedonia

5

C

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Semi-collared Flycatcher, Ficedula semitorquata

wpe23.jpg (24209 bytes) This flycatcher is breeding in the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, the Caucasus and northern Iran. It is wintering in sub-Saharan Africa. In the European Union it is known only from Greece , where its population is estimated at 1000-5000 breeding pairs. In some areas a decline has been reported, but the overall trends of this species are not known (Tucker & Heath).

o

NUTS

MIN

MAX

R

Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki

500

1500

C

Dytiki Ellada

0

100

C

Dytiki Makedonia

0

500

C

Ipeiros

100

200

C

Kentriki Makedonia

100

500

C

Peloponnisos

100

200

C

Sterea Ellada

0

200

C

Thessalia

100

200

C

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Last update : 06/10/06