Table 5.

Most infested bird species (10 or more individuals infested by ticks)

Species		No. tick infested birds	No. ticks	Migrating behaviour	Feeding behaviour
Blackbird	Turdus merula	245	1383	Sedentary bird	Ground feeder
Song thrush	Turdus philomelos	99	328	Short-distance migratory bird	Ground feeder
Robin	Erithacus rubecula	91	330	Sedentary bird	Ground feeder
Black cap	Sylvia atricapilla	71	165	Short-distance migratory bird	Non-ground feeder
Great tit	Parus major	41	208	Sedentary bird	Non-ground feeder
Reed warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	35	54	Long-distance migratory bird	Non-ground feeder
Marsh warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	31	56	Long-distance migratory bird	Ground feeder
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	29	187	Short-distance migratory bird	Non-ground feeder
Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	22	69	Sedentary bird	Ground feeder
Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	17	25	Long-distance migratory bird	Non-ground feeder
Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	15	17	Short-distance migratory bird	Ground feeder
Chaffinch	Fringilla coeleps	14	60	Short-distance migratory bird	Ground feeder
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	12	35	Sedentary bird	Ground feeder
Tree pipit	Anthus trivialis	10	28	Long-distance migratory bird	Ground feeder
Total		732	2945