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The '''[[Hawfinch]]''' (''Coccothraustes coccothraustes'') is a species of [[finch]] with a limited, fairly scarce breeding distribution in [[Great Britain]]. It is more abundant further south and east in [[Europe]] and [[Asia]]. |
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==Status summary== |
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In the 18th century, the Hawfinch was recorded as only a rare winter visitor in Britain. The first breeding record was early in the 19th century; by the early 1830s, a well-documented colony was established at [[Epping Forest]] in [[Essex]], and breeding was also recorded in other counties east and south of [[London]]. Further expansion of the range continued through the 19th and 20th centuries, with breeding occurring as far north as [[Aberdeenshire]] by 1968–1972. Peak numbers were in the period 1983–1990. Subsequently, there has been a significant decline of between 37% and 45% between 1990–1999.<ref name=holloway>Holloway, S. (1996). ''The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1875–1900''. T & A D Poyser ISBN 0-85661-094-1.</ref><ref name=sharrock>Sharrock, J. T. R. (1976). ''The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland''. British Trust for Ornithology / Irish Wildbird Conservancy ISBN 0-903793-01-6.</ref><ref name=gibbons>Gibbons, D. W., Reid, J. B., & Chapman, R. A., eds. (1993). ''The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988–1991''. T & A D Poyser ISBN 0-85661-075-5.</ref><ref name=langston>Langston, R. H. W., Gregory, R. D., & Adams, R. (2002). The status of the Hawfinch in the UK 1975-1999. ''British Birds'' 95: 166-173.</ref> |
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==Region by region== |
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===Southeast England=== |
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Southeast England is the stronghold of Hawfinch in Britain. One well-known site is [[Bedgebury Pinetum]], where flocks gather to roost in winter. The species is also found in the [[New Forest]]; a central roost site exists here, at the [[Blackwater Arboretum]]. The only Sussex stronghold is at Westdean Woods in [[West Sussex]]. While in [[Surrey]] they are regularly seen at Bookham Common in Winter. Formerly Hawfinch were regularly encountered in the Windsor Great Park area in winter though no sizeable gatherings have been reported since the mid 1990s. The recent (2007-11) BTO Bird Atlas shows no evidence of Hawfinch breeding anywhere in this area, the reasons are unclear. |
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===Southwest England=== |
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In [[Devon]], Hawfinch is largely confined to the upper [[Teign Valley]]. |
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===Western England and Wales=== |
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Two areas in which Hawfinch reliably occurs are the [[Forest of Dean]] and the [[Wyre Forest]]. |
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===Eastern England=== |
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Hawfinch is present in the [[Breckland]] of East Anglia. |
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===Northern England=== |
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Hawfinches are regularly found in a small number of locations in northern England. Prime sites include [[Fountains Abbey]] in Yorkshire and [[Hulne Park]] in Northumberland. |
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Hawfinches can be seen at Cromford Derbyshire near the canal and at Clumber Park (Nottinghamshire) near the chapel. |
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===Scotland=== |
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[[Scone Palace]] near Perth is the most well-known site in Scotland for Hawfinch. Formerly, they also occurred in the [[Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh]]. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Ornithology in the United Kingdom]] |
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[[Category:Coccothraustes]] |
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