Birds
of Huddersfield
By E. J. C. Swabey & E. W. Aubrook
Page Eight of Eleven
BIRDS AROUND HUDDERSFIELD
Order CORACIIFORMES
Family ALCEDINIDAE – the Kingfishers
Genus Alcedo L.
KINGFISHER, Alcedo atthis ispida L.
Resident. Frequently seen throughout the district, and occasionally
breeds as on the Colne, Dalton Bank, 1953.
Family UPUPIDAE – the Hoopoes
Genus Upupa L.
HOOPOE, Upopa epops epops L.
Irregular visitor. One was shot near Butternab Wood, May
1911.
Order PICIFORMES
Family PICIDAE – the Woodpeckers
Genus Picus L.
GREEN WOODPECKER, Picus viridis L.
Resident, not uncommon.
Genus Dendrocopos Koch
GREATER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, Dendrocopus major major (L.)
Resident, well distributed.
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER, Dendrocopus minor (L.)
Irregular visitor. One was observed at Bradley from 21 April
to 18 July 1954.
Order PASSERIFORMES
Family ALAUDIDAE – the Larks
Genus Alauda L.
SKYLARK, Alauda arvensis arvensis L.
Resident, common.
Family HIRUNDINIDAE – the Swallows
Genus Hirundo L.
SWALLOW, Hirundo rustica rustica L.
Summer resident, common.
Genus Delichon Hosfield and More
HOUSE-MARTIN, Delichon urbica urbica (L.)
Summer resident, not common; also passage migrant.
Genus Riparia Forster
SAND-MARTIN, Riparia riparia riparia (L.)
Summer resident (one breeding colony) and passage migrant.
Family CORVIDAE – the Crows
Genus Corvus L.
CARRION CROW, Corvus corone corone L.
Formerly a resident, now rare visitor. A pair was seen at
Cupwith November 1955.
HOODED CROW, Corvus cornix cornix L.
Rare winter visitor. A pair in the Tolson Memorial Museum
was taken on Grange Moor.
ROOK, Corvus frugilegus frugilegus L.
Resident, Common.
JACKDAW, Corvus monedula spermalogus Viell.
Resident, fairly common.
Genus Pica Briss.
MAGPIE, Pica pica pica (L.)
Resident, common; increasing since 1939.
Genus Garrulus Briss.
JAY, Garrulus glandarius hibernicus With. And Hart.
Resident, increasing; S.L. Mosley refers to the jay in 1915
as ‘extinct locally’.
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