Wanstead
Basic information
Sample name: Wanstead

Reference: C. W. Plant. 1978. Salmonellosis in wild birds feeding at sewage treatment works. Journal of Hygiene 81(1):43-48 [ER 716]
Geography
Country: United Kingdom



Coordinate: 51.58° N, 0.03° E
Coordinate basis: based on nearby landmark

Geography comments: "Wanstead in East London" and "Epping in Essex" but there were "infrequent visits to the Epping site," so the coordinate is based on Wanstead

Environment
Habitat: temperate broadleaf/mixed forest

Altered habitat: inhabited area

Protection: unprotected

Substrate: ground surface

WMT: 17.6

CMT: 4.9

MAP: 741.0

Habitat comments: climate data based on station 3776 (Gatwick airport)

Methods
Life forms: birds

Sampling methods: mist nets

Sample size: 587 individuals

Years: 1976, 1977

Sampling comments: collecting effort unclear

Metadata
Sample number: 1036

Contributor: John Alroy

Enterer: John Alroy

Created: 2014-08-16 21:14:44

Modified: 2020-01-14 04:48:52

Abundance distribution
39 species
8 singletons
total count 587
geometric series index: 59.3
Fisher's α: 9.396
geometric series k: 0.8760
Hurlbert's PIE: 0.8955
Shannon's H: 2.8170
Good's u: 0.9864
Each square represents a species. Square sizes are proportional to counts.
Register
Falco tinnunculus1167 g carnivore
Alectoris rufa1516 g
Columba palumbus2490 g
Alcedo atthis26.0 g carnivore
Dendrocopos minor119.8 g
Hirundo rustica12.1 g insectivore
Delichon urbica14 insectivore
Riparia riparia23.4 g insectivore
Pica pica1 omnivore
Garrulus glandarius1 insectivore
Parus major72.4 g insectivore-granivore
Cyanistes caeruleus263.2 g insectivore
"Parus caeruleus"
Periparus ater19.2 g insectivore
"Parus ater"
Poecile montanus2
"Parus montanus"
Troglodytes troglodytes81.6 g insectivore
Turdus philomelos1468.9 g frugivore
Turdus merula419.7 g insectivore-frugivore
Erithacus rubecula1317.7 g insectivore-frugivore
Acrocephalus scirpaceus1012.3 g insectivore
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus33.5 g insectivore
Sylvia atricapilla1116.7 g frugivore-insectivore
Sylvia communis415.1 g insectivore
Sylvia curruca53.4 g insectivore
Phylloscopus trochilus48.7 g insectivore
Muscicapa striata315.9 g insectivore
Prunella modularis314.6 g insectivore-granivore
Anthus pratensis118.4 g
Motacilla alba101.9 g insectivore
Sturnus vulgaris407.9 g insectivore
Carduelis chloris2026.0 g granivore
Carduelis carduelis6116.0 g granivore
Linaria cannabina3
"Acanthis cannabina"
Acanthis flammea14
Pyrrhula pyrrhula75.2 g granivore
Fringilla coelebs162.9 g granivore
Emberiza citrinella529.7 g
Emberiza schoeniclus519.7 g
Passer domesticus1534.9 g granivore
Passer montanus434.6 g granivore