CAA UK BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS TOP SPECIES - JANUARY 2009

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1 Bird Barn owl (Tyto alba) 1 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata) 1 Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 1 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 1 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1 Rabbit 1 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 1 Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1 Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) 1 Tawny owl (Strix aluco) 1 Wildlife Strike 2 Pigeon sp. sp.) 2 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 3 Woodpigeon palumbus) 3 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 6 Unknown Bird Wildlife Strike Pigeon sp. sp.) TOP SPECIES - JANUARY 29 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Woodpigeon palumbus) Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Unknown Bird Black-headed Gull Common Gull Great Black-backed Gull

2 Bird Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) 1 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 1 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 1 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1 Pied/white wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1 Pigeon sp. sp.) 1 Redshank (Tringa totanus) 1 Redwing (Turdus iliacus) 1 Rock dove/feral/racing pigeon livia) 1 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 1 Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 1 Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 2 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 2 Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) TOP SPECIES - FEBRUARY 29 Wildlife Strikes 4 Woodpigeon palumbus) Unknown Carrion Birdand Lapwing Sparrowhawk 17 Wildlife Strikes Woodpigeon hooded crow (Vanellus (Accipiter nisus) 43 (Corvus corone) vanellus) palumbus) (2 x Fox + 1 x Rabbit + 1 x Hare) Unknown Bird Black-headed Gull Common Gull

3 Barn owl (Tyto alba) 1 TOP SPECIES - MARCH 29 Black-HeadHerring Gu Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 1 House 35 sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1 Lttle 3Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 1 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1 Oystercatcher 25 (Haematopus ostralegus) 1 Red 2kite (Milvus migrans) 1 Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 1 Starling 15 (Sturnus vulgaris) 1 Tawny 1 owl (Strix aluco) 1 Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 2 Woodpigeon 5 palumbus) 4 Wildlife 4 Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 5 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Unknown Bird 33 Barn owl (Tyto alba) Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) House sparrow (Passer domesticus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Lttle Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) Red kite (Milvus migrans) Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Tawny owl (Strix aluco) Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) Woodpigeon palumbus) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Wildlife Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Unknown Bird Black-headed Gull Common Gull All rights reserved. Copies of this publication may be reproduced for personal use, or for use within a company or organisation, but may not otherwise be reproduced for publication. To use or reference CAA publications for any other purpose, for example within training material for students, please contact the CAA at the address below for formal agreement.

4 Total BHG CG GBBG HG G Barn owl (Tyto alba) TOP SPECIES 2 - JANUARY-MARCH 29 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 2 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 2 Snipe 7 (Gallinago gallinago) 2 Tawny 6 owl (Strix aluco) 2 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 Meadow 5 pipit (Anthus pratensis) 2 Pigeon 4 sp. sp.) 3 Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 3 Black-headed Gull Sparrowhawk 3 (Accipiter nisus) 3 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4 Common Gull 2 Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 5 Great Black-backed Gull Lapwing 1 (Vanellus vanellus) 8 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 1 Wildlife Strike 1 Woodpigeon palumbus) Unknown Bird 66 Pigeon sp. sp.) Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Wildlife Strike Woodpigeon palumbus) Unknown Bird

5 BirdSpeci UKes Herring GuGull sp Common GBlack-headed Gull Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 1 Chaffinch (Fringilla TOP coelebs) SPECIES - APRIL 1 29 Fox 1 Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1 Rock dove/feral/racing pigeon livia) 1 Tawny owl (Strix aluco) 1 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 Woodpigeon palumbus) 2 Black-headed Gull Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 3 Common Gull Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 3 Gull sp Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 4 Pigeon sp. sp.) Unknown Bird 37 5 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Woodpigeon palumbus) Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Pigeon sp. sp.) Unknown Bird

6 Gull Sp. Yellow-legged Gull Black-headed Gull Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) 1 TOP SPECIES - MAY 29 Goose sp. (Anser sp.) 1 House martin (Delichon urbica) 1 Magpie (Pica 6pica) 1 Pied/white wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 2 5 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2 Swallow (Hirundo 4 rustica) 2 Woodpigeon palumbus) 2 Meadow pipit 3(Anthus pratensis) 3 Rook (Corvus frugilegus) 4 Gull Sp. Starling (Sturnus 2 vulgaris) 4 Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 5 Yellow-legged Gull 1 Wildlife 5 Black-headed Gull Pigeon sp. sp.) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Meadow Rook Starling Carrion 14 Wildlife Pigeon sp. Skylark Swift Unknown Swift (Apus apus) pipit (Corvus (Sturnus and 14 (Alauda (Apus Bird Unknown Bird (Anthus frugilegus) vulgaris) hooded 56 sp.) arvensis) apus) pratensis) crow (Corvus corone) No. of Birdstrikes

Bird Common g Black-heade Herring gul Lesser black-backed gull Barn owl (Tyto alba) CAA UK 1 BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 1 TOP SPECIES - JUNE 29 Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus

7 Bird Common g Black-heade Herring gul Lesser black-backed gull Barn owl (Tyto alba) CAA UK 1 BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 1 TOP SPECIES - JUNE 29 Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 1 Corvid (Corvus sp.) 1 Golden 8plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 1 Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) 1 Green 7Woodpecker 1 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 1 Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) 1 6 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1 Pied/white wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1 5 Sand martin (Riparia riparia) 1 Tawny owl (Strix aluco) 1 Wildlife 4 2 Black-headed gull House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2 House 3martin (Delichon urbica) 3 Herring gull Rock dove/feral/racing pigeon livia) 2 3 Lesser black-backed Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 5 gull Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 5 1 Pigeon sp. sp.) 6 Stock dove oenas) 6 Rook (Corvus frugilegus) 8 Pigeon sp. Stock dove Rook Starling Swallow Skylark Woodpigeon Swift (Apus Unknown Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 1 (Corvus (Sturnus (Hirundo (Alauda apus) Bird Swallow (Hirundo rustica) sp.) oenas) frugilegus) vulgaris) 12 rustica) arvensis) palumbus) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 14 Woodpigeon palumbus) 16 Swift (Apus apus) Unknown Bird 68 No. of Birdstrikes

8 TOP SPECIES - APRIL-JUNE 29 Lesser blackbacked Bird Common gherring gu Black-headYellow-legggull Tawny 18 owl (Strix aluco) 1 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 2 Mallard 16 (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 Wildlife 5 Carrion 14 and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 5 Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 6 Stock 12 dove oenas) 6 Common Gull Rook (Corvus frugilegus) 12 Swallow 1 12 Black-headed Gull Pigeon sp. sp.) 17 Yellow-legged Gull Woodpigeon 8 palumbus) 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 18 Skylark 6 (Alauda arvensis) 31 Swift (Apus apus) Unknown Bird 161 No. of Birdstrikes 2 Stock dove oenas) Rook (Corvus frugilegus) Swallow Pigeon sp. sp.) Woodpigeon palumbus) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Swift (Apus apus) Unknown Bird

9 Blackheaded Bird Common Herring Gull Gull Gull sp Gull Rook (Corvus frugilegus) TOP SPECIES - JULY 8 29 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 8 Wildlife 1 Swift (Apus apus) 13 Woodpigeon palumbus) 14 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 15 Sand martin (Riparia riparia) 19 House martin (Delichon urbica) 27 Black-headed Gull Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 42 Gull sp Unknown Bird 126 Common Gull 2 Rook (Corvus frugilegus) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Wildlife Swift (Apus apus) Woodpigeon palumbus) Kestrel Sand martin (Falco (Riparia tinnunculus) riparia) House martin (Delichon urbica) Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Unknown Bird

10 Bird Lesser blackbacked gull backed gull Great black- Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 6 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 6 Swift (Apus apus) 9 Pigeon sp. sp.) 1 House martin (Delichon urbica) 15 Sand martin (Riparia riparia) 16 Woodpigeon palumbus) 21 TOP SPECIES - AUGUST 29 Blackheaded gull Black-headed gull Great black-backed gull Lesser black-backed gull Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Unknown Bird 111 Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Swift (Apus apus) Pigeon sp. sp.) House martin (Delichon urbica) Sand martin (Riparia riparia) Woodpigeon palumbus) Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Unknown Bird

11 Great blackbacked gull backed STATISTICS gull Black-headed gull gull Gull Lesser black- Common Herring Bird CAA UK BIRDSTRIKE Curlew (Numenius arquata) 1 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) TOP SPECIES 1 - SEPTEMBER 29 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 1 Linnet (Carduelis 9 cannabina) 1 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 1 Pied/white 8 wagtail (Motacilla alba) 1 Sand martin (Riparia riparia) 1 Sanderling 7 (Calidris alba) 1 Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1 Wheatear 6(Oenanthe oenanthe) 1 Black-headed gull Carrion 5 and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 2 Little owl (Athene noctua) 2 Lesser black-backed gull Pheasant 4(Phasianus colchicus) 2 Great black-backed gull Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 2 Kestrel 3 (Falco tinnunculus) 3 Swift (Apus apus) 3 Wildlife2 4 Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 4 House martin 1 (Delichon urbica) 5 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 5 Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 5 Barn owl (Tyto House alba) House Meadow Barn owl 8 Skylark Swallow Pigeon sp. Woodpigeon Unknown Skylark (Alauda martin arvensis) sparrow pipit (Anthus (Tyto alba) 8 (Alauda (Hirundo Bird Swallow (Hirundo (Delichon rustica) (Passer pratensis) 9arvensis) rustica) sp.) palumbus) Pigeon sp. urbica) sp.) domesticus) 13 Woodpigeon palumbus) 16 Unknown Bird 79C No. of Birdstrikes

12 Blackbird (Turdus merula) 1 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) CAA UK 1 BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS Common tern (Sterna hirundo) 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata) TOP SPECIES 1 - JULY-SEPTEMBER 29 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 1 Hobby (Falco 9 subbuteo) 1 Lttle Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) 1 Mallard 8 (Anas platyrhynchos) 1 Sanderling (Calidris alba) 1 Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) 1 7 Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1 Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea) 2 Corvid (Corvus 6 sp.) 2 Black-headed gull Dunlin (Calidris alpina) 2 Little owl 5(Athene noctua) 2 Magpie (Pica pica) 2 Oystercatcher 4 (Haematopus ostralegus) 2 Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) 2 Golden 3 plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 3 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 3 Great black-backed gull Linnet (Carduelis cannabina) 3 2 Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 3 Lesser black-backed gull Rock dove/feral/racing pigeon livia) 1 3 Stock dove oenas) 3 Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 4 Pied/white wagtail Wildlife (Motacilla Kestrel alba) Swift (Apus Pigeon sp. Sand 5 martin House martin Woodpigeon Swallow (Falco apus) (Riparia (Delichon (Hirundo Carrion and hooded crow (Corvus corone) 8 tinnunculus) sp.) riparia) urbica) palumbus) rustica) Barn owl (Tyto alba) 9 Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) 1 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 11 These Meadow statistics pipit are (Anthus compiled pratensis) from birdstrike data reported to the CAA and 11do not necessarily represent the total number of birdstrike events in the UK during the given period. The Starling CAA disclaims (Sturnus all vulgaris) responsibility for any interpretation which might be 11made by others in receipt of this data. Rook (Corvus frugilegus) 12 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 16 To Wildlife use or reference CAA publications for any other purpose, for example 18within training material for students, please contact the CAA at the address below for formal agreement. Aerodrome Kestrel (Falco Standards tinnunculus) 24 Safety Swift (Apus Regulation apus) Group 25 Civil Pigeon Aviation sp. Authority sp.) 29 Sand martin (Riparia riparia) 35 West House Sussex martin (Delichon urbica) 5 RH6 Woodpigeon YR palumbus) 51 enquiries: birdstrikes@caa.co.uk No. of Birdstrikes

13 Common Herring Bird Black-headed gull gull Gull Barn owl (Tyto alba) 1 Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) TOP 1 SPECIES - OCTOBER 29 Coot (Fulica atra) 1 Cormorant 7 (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata) 1 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 1 Lapwing 6(Vanellus vanellus) 1 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 1 Short-eared 5 owl (Asio flammeus) 1 Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 2 4 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 Pigeon sp. sp.) 2 Rook (Corvus 3 frugilegus) 2 Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) 2 Kestrel 2 (Falco tinnunculus) 3 Pied/white wagtail (Motacilla alba) 3 Swallow (Hirundo rustica) 3 Golden 1 plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 4 Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 4 Woodpigeon palumbus) 4 Wildlife Pied/white Swallow Golden Pheasant 5 Woodpigeon Wildlife Starling Meadow Skylark Starling (Sturnus wagtail vulgaris) (Hirundo plover (Phasianus 6 (Sturnus pipit (Anthus (Alauda (Motacilla rustica) (Pluvialis colchicus) palumbus) vulgaris) pratensis) arvensis) Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 12 alba) apricaria) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Unknown Bird 63 No. of Birdstrikes Unknown Bird Black-headed gull

14 Barn owl (Tyto alba) 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata) 1 Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 1 Goose sp. (Anser sp.) TOP SPECIES 1 - NOVEMBER 29 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 1 Greylag goose (Anser anser) 1 House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 1 45 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 1 Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 1 4 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1 35 Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) 1 Red-legged partridge ( Alectoris rufa) 1 3 Rock dove/feral/racing pigeon livia) 1 Black-headed gull 25 Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) 1 Swift (Apus apus) 1 2 Woodpigeon palumbus) 1 Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) 2 15 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 4 Herring gull Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 4 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Wildlife Unknown Bird 41 Bird Lesser blaherring gu Common gblack-headed gull Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Wildlife Unknown Bird

15 Bird Amount Herring gucommon gblack-headed gull Blackbird CAA UK 1 BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS Buzzard (Buteo buteo) 1 TOP SPECIES - DECEMBER 29 Corvid (Corvus sp.) 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata) 1 4 Gannet (Sula bassana) 1 Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 1 Great 35 crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) 1 Greylag goose (Anser anser) 1 Magpie 3(Pica pica) 1 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 1 Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) 1 25 Woodpigeon palumbus) 1 Barn owl (Tyto alba) 2 Kestrel 2(Falco tinnunculus) 2 Skylark (Alauda arvensis) 2 Wildlife Unknown 1 Bird 34 Number of Birdstrikes Black-headed gull Herring gull 5 Barn owl (Tyto alba) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Wildlife Unknown Bird

16 8 6 Lesser blackbacked Gull gull Herring Common Bird CAA UK BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS TOP SPECIES gull - OCT-DEC 29 Blackbird (Turdus merula) 1 Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) 1 Coot 16(Fulica atra) 1 Cormorant 14 (Phalacrocorax carbo) 1 Corvid (Corvus sp.) 1 Gannet 12 (Sula bassana) 1 Goose 1 sp. (Anser sp.) 1 Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) 1 Blackheaded gull Magpie (Pica pica) 1 Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) 1 4 Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) 1 Rabbit 2 1 Red-legged partridge ( Alectoris rufa) 1 Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) 1 Lesser black-backed gull Swift (Apus apus) 1 Grey partridge (Perdix perdix) 2 Greylag goose (Anser anser) 2 Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) 2 Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) 2 Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) 2 Pigeon sp. sp.) 2 Rock dove/feral/racing pigeon livia) 2 Rook (Corvus frugilegus) 2 Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus) 2 These statistics Sparrowhawk are compiled (Accipiter from birdstrike nisus) data reported to the CAA and do 2 not necessarily represent the total number of birdstrike events in the UK during the given period. The CAA Curlew disclaims (Numenius all responsibility arquata) for any interpretation which might be made 3 by others in receipt of this data. House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 3 All rights Pied/white reserved. Copies wagtail of this (Motacilla publication alba) may be reproduced for personal 3 use, or for use within a company or organisation, but may not otherwise be reproduced for publication. To use Swallow or reference (Hirundo CAA publications rustica) for any other purpose, for example within 3 training material for students, please contact the CAA at the address below for formal agreement. Aerodrome Barn Standards owl (Tyto Department alba) 4 Safety Regulation Buzzard (Buteo Group buteo) 5 Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) 5 Gatwick Pheasant Airport South (Phasianus colchicus) 5 Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) 6 Woodpigeon palumbus) 6 enquiries: Starling birdstrikes@caa.co.uk (Sturnus vulgaris) 8 Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) 13 Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Golden plover (Pluvialis apricaria) Woodpigeon palumbus) Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) Meadow pipit (Anthus pratensis) Wildlife Skylark (Alauda arvensis) Unknown Bird Black-headed gull

CAA UK BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS

CAA UK BIRDSTRIKE STATISTICS Bird Confirmed UnconfirmNear Miss Total Lesser blagull sp. Herring gublack-hea Common gull Blackbird (Turdus merula) TOP SPECIES 1 - JANUARY 1 Curlew (Numenius arquata) 1 1