A cross-reference for the printed journal and this Notion companion.

What this shows

Each of the 175 species in the journal is assigned one primary habitat category, matching how it is filed in the printed book and here in Notion. Many species are genuinely encountered across more than one habitat, though — this page marks those realistic secondary overlaps too.

Basis for the overlap marks

Overlaps reflect well-established UK birdwatching patterns — e.g. Grey Heron visiting garden ponds, gulls and Peregrine Falcons becoming common in towns, geese and waders grazing farmland fields near the coast, warblers found equally in freshwater reedbeds and coastal marsh. This is expert judgement rather than a field-survey dataset, and is meant as a useful cross-reference, not a precise scientific count.

The Little Egret example. This page grew out of a real observation: Little Egret was originally filed under Coast, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline, but is now just as often seen on inland rivers and lakes (and even breeding in mixed heronries with Grey Herons) — which is why it was moved to Pond, Lake & River Birds as its primary category, with Coast marked as a secondary habitat below.

How to use it

Scan the Also Seen In column for any species to see where else it turns up. The Habitat Count column (and the Most Multi-Habitat Species table below) surface the most adaptable species in the collection. A matching, colour-coded spreadsheet version (formatted for landscape printing) is also available alongside this journal.

Most Multi-Habitat Species

Rank Common Name Primary Habitat Habitat Count
1 Wren Garden Birds 5
2 Swift Garden Birds 5
3 Pied Wagtail Garden Birds 5
4 Swallow Farmland & Countryside Birds 4
5 Mallard Pond, Lake & River Birds 4
6 Lesser Black-backed Gull Pond, Lake & River Birds 4
7 Herring Gull Pond, Lake & River Birds 4
8 Grey Heron Pond, Lake & River Birds 4
9 Black-headed Gull Pond, Lake & River Birds 4
10 Magpie Park & Woodland-Edge Birds 4
11 Kestrel Park & Woodland-Edge Birds 4
12 Jackdaw Park & Woodland-Edge Birds 4
13 Chiffchaff Park & Woodland-Edge Birds 4
14 Carrion Crow Park & Woodland-Edge Birds 4
15 Buzzard Park & Woodland-Edge Birds 4
16 Starling Garden Birds 4
17 Feral Pigeon Garden Birds 4
18 White-tailed Eagle Sea, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline Birds 3
19 Redshank Sea, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline Birds 3
20 Peregrine Falcon Sea, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline Birds 3
21 Oystercatcher Sea, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline Birds 3
22 Greenshank Sea, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline Birds 3
23 Common Crane Sea, Marsh, Estuary & Shoreline Birds 3
24 Red Kite Farmland & Countryside Birds 3
25 House Martin Farmland & Countryside Birds 3

Full Habitat Overlap Table

Common Name Scientific Name Primary Habitat Also Seen In Habitat Count
Blackbird Turdus merula Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Coal Tit Periparus ater Garden Birds Park 2
Dunnock Prunella modularis Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
European Robin Erithacus rubecula Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Feral Pigeon Columba livia domestica Garden Birds Park, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Garden Birds Park, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 3
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Garden Birds Park, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 3
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Great Tit Parus major Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Lesser Redpoll Acanthis cabaret Garden Birds Park 2
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Garden Birds Park, Pond/Lake/River, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 5
Redwing Turdus iliacus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacula krameri Garden Birds Park 2
Serin Serinus serinus Garden Birds Coast/Marsh/Estuary 2
Siskin Spinus spinus Garden Birds Park 2
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Garden Birds Park 2
Starling Sturnus vulgaris Garden Birds Park, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Swift Apus apus Garden Birds Park, Pond/Lake/River, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 5
Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Garden Birds Park 2
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Garden Birds Park, Farmland 3
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Garden Birds Park, Pond/Lake/River, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 5
Buzzard Buteo buteo Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Carrion Crow Corvus corone Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Pond/Lake/River, Farmland 4
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Park & Woodland-Edge Birds — 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Park & Woodland-Edge Birds — 1
Jackdaw Corvus monedula Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Jay Garrulus glandarius Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Magpie Pica pica Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden 2
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Farmland 2
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden 2
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Park & Woodland-Edge Birds — 1
Raven Corvus corax Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 3
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 3
Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Farmland 2
Rook Corvus frugilegus Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Farmland 2
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Stock Dove Columba oenas Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Farmland 2
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Garden, Farmland 3
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Farmland 2
Willow Tit Poecile montanus Park & Woodland-Edge Birds — 1
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Park & Woodland-Edge Birds Pond/Lake/River, Farmland 3
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Pond, Lake & River Birds Park 2
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pond, Lake & River Birds Park, Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 4
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Pond, Lake & River Birds Park, Farmland 3
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Pond, Lake & River Birds Coast/Marsh/Estuary 2
Common Gull Larus canus Pond, Lake & River Birds Farmland, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 3
Coot Fulica atra Pond, Lake & River Birds Park 2
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pond, Lake & River Birds Park, Coast/Marsh/Estuary 3
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Pond, Lake & River Birds Farmland 2
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Pond, Lake & River Birds Garden, Park 3
Gadwall Mareca strepera Pond, Lake & River Birds — 1
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Pond, Lake & River Birds Coast/Marsh/Estuary 2
Goosander Mergus merganser Pond, Lake & River Birds Coast/Marsh/Estuary 2
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Pond, Lake & River Birds Park 2
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pond, Lake & River Birds Garden, Park, Farmland 4
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pond, Lake & River Birds Farmland 2
Greylag Goose Anser anser Pond, Lake & River Birds Park, Farmland 3