Species Account for Alauda arvensis
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Alauda arvensis Linnaeus
Sky Lark
Birds: Alaudidae
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Taxonomic group: birds (Birds) -
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Essex BAP: Listed
Essex RDB: Listed
Records: 127
First Record: 1975
Latest Record: 2022
1992-on hectads: 30
Pre-1992 hectads: 8
Total hectads: 31
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Marked decline in overall numbers but no apparent contraction in range. May have been a slight recovery since the early 1990s with the species benefiting from set aside schemes. Rainham Marsh population has fallen from over 100 territories 20 years ago to only 60 - 70 by 2001.
Habitats
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Structural Habitat Data (based on 3 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 127 records with habitat detail and method information)
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