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. 2019 Oct 17;67(2):661–677. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13382

Table 2.

Distribution of activities by wild fauna visiting the free‐range area of the layer farm (data ordered alphabetically by Order and species name). Simultaneous activities within a wild fauna visit were recorded separately (total activities could therefore equate to more than 100%)

Family Order Species (Latin) Species name Swimming/ bathing (%) Drinking water (%) Foraging (%) Sit in tree/ bushes/on fence and observing (%) Eating from carcass (%) Eating from egg (%) Grooming (%) Courtiing (%) Playing with Eachother (%)
Accipitridae Accipitriformes Buteo buteo Buzzard 0.0 0.3 8.7 93.9 4.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anatidae Anseriformes Anas platyrhynchos Mallard 46.3 34.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Anatidae Anseriformes unspecified Unspecified wild duck species 22.2 22.2 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Laridae Charadriiformes Chroicocephalus ridibundus Black‐headed gull 0.0 5.3 97.4 3.5 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0
Charadriidae Charadriiformes Pluvialis squatarola Grey plover 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Laridae Charadriiformes Larus fuscus graellsii Lesser black‐backed gull 0.0 2.0 97.7 2.5 17.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Haematopodidae Charadriiformes Haematopus ostralegus Oyster catcher 0.0 0.5 97.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Laridae Charadriiformes unspecified Unspecified gull species 0.0 12.2 83.5 25.0 1.9 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.0
Columidae Columbiformes Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian collared‐dove 0.0 0.0 75.0 75.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Columidae Columbiformes Columba palumbus Ringdove 0.0 9.1 45.5 54.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Columidae Columbiformes unspecified Unspecified dove species 0.0 0.4 65.0 38.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0
Falconidae Falconiformes Falco tinnunculus Common kestrel 0.0 0.0 25.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Rallidae Gruiformes Gallimula chloropus Common Moor‐hen 0.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Turdidae Passeriformes Turdus merula Blackbird 0.2 4.7 80.1 36.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Corvidae Passeriformes Corvus corone Black crow 0.0 5.0 59.6 47.6 9.1 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.0
Sturnidae Passeriformes Sturnus vulgaris Common starling 0.0 2.4 50.6 65.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Paridae Passeriformes Parus major Great tit 0.0 0.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Passeridae Passeriformes Passer domesticus House sparrow 0.4 7.0 64.0 64.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Corvidae Passeriformes Corvus monedula Jackdaw 0.0 0.0 63.0 40.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Corvidae Passeriformes Pica pica Magpie 0.0 19.5 100.0 17.2 30.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motacillidae Passeriformes Motacilla flava Western yellow wagtail 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Motacillidae Passeriformes Motacilla alba White wagtail 0.0 0.0 97.1 5.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Ardeidae Pelecaniformes Ardea cinerea Grey heron 0.0 20.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Tytonidae Strigiformes unspecified Unspecified owl species 0.0 0.0 8.8 91.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Canidae Carnivora Vulpes vulpes Fox 0.0 0.0 94.1 0.0 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Felidae Carnivora Felis silvestris catus House cat 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mustelidae Carnivora Martes foina Stone marten 0.0 3.8 95.2 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Leporidae Lagomorpha Lepus europaeus Hare 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Leporidae Lagomorpha Oryctolagus cuniculus Rabbit 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Muridae Rodentia unspecified Unspecified mouse species 0.0 1.3 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Muridae Rodentia unspecified Unspecified mouse species 0.0 20.7 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0