Table 7.1 (continued)
Species
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Wetland/Forest
(6.3 km)
Forest (5.8 km)
Forest (4.2 km)
N
N/km/10 days N N/km/10 days N N/km/10 days
Tawny owl Strix aluco
1
0.07
– –
– –
Little owl Athene noctua
–
–
1 0.14
– –
Carrion crow Corvus corone
1
0.07
– –
– –
Wood lark Lululla arborea
–
–
1 0.14
– –
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
2
0.13
– –
– –
Blue tit Cyanistes caeruleus
1
0.07
– –
– –
Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus
collybita
1
0.07
– –
– –
Reed warbler Acrocephalus
scirpaceus
2
0.13
– –
– –
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
–
–
– –
1 0.20
Common redstart Phoenicurus
ochruros
1
0.07
– –
– –
European stonechat Saxicola
rubicola
1
0.07
– –
– –
Song thrush Turdus philomelos
–
–
1 0.14
– –
Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
–
–
– –
1 0.20
White wagtail Motacilla alba
19
1.26
– –
– –
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
1
0.07
– –
– –
Greenfinch/goldfinch Chloris
chloris/Carduelis carduelis
1
0.07
– –
– –
House sparrow Passer domesticus 2
0.13
– –
– –
Unidentified Ardeidae
1
0.07
– –
– –
Unidentified Columbidae
3
0.20
– –
– –
Unidentified aquatic bird
1
0.07
– –
– –
Unidentified songbird
(Passeriforme)
6
0.40
– –
– –
Unidentified bird
30
1.98
– –
– –
Mammals
8
0.53
2 0.29
1 0.20
Kuhl’s pipistrelle Pipistrellus
kuhlii
–
–
– –
1 0.20
Wood mouse Apodemus sylvaticus –
–
1 0.14
– –
Red fox Vulpes vulpes
1
0.07
– –
– –
Stone marten Martes foina
1
0.07
– –
– –
Domestic cat Felis catus
1
0.07
– –
– –
Domestic sheep Ovis aries
4
0.26
– –
– –
Unidentified carnivore
1
0.07
– –
– –
Unidentified mammal
–
–
1 0.14
– –
Unidentified vertebrate
4
0.26
– –
– –
Total
109 7.21
7 1.01
8 1.59
Results are reported separately for three sections of the railway with different lengths and crossing
different habitats. For each section and species/taxa, we provide the total number of individuals detected
(N) and the number of individuals detected per km and per 10 survey days (N/km/10 days)
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