TABLE 1.
Demographics of diurnal and nocturnal raptor species admitted to four wildlife rehabilitation centers in England and Wales between 2001 and 2019
| Species | Sex | Age | Total (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (%/sp.) | Female (%/sp.) | Unknown (%/sp.) | Adult (%/sp.) | Juvenile (%/sp.) | Unknown (%/sp.) | ||
| Diurnal | |||||||
| Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) | 107 (10) | 120 (12) | 808 (78) | 615 (59) | 287 (28) | 133 (13) | 1035 (31) |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) | 92 (20) | 129 (28) | 236 (52) | 240 (53) | 158 (35) | 59 (13) | 457 (14) |
| Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) | 48 (18) | 38 (14) | 183 (68) | 114 (42) | 122 (45) | 33 (12) | 269 (8) |
| Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) | 28 (33) | 22 (26) | 34 (40) | 44 (52) | 36 (43) | 4 (5) | 84 (3) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) | 3 (8) | 4 (11) | 29 (81) | 27 (75) | 9 (25) | 36 (1) | |
| Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) | 1 (6) | 2 (12) | 14 (82) | 12 (71) | 1 (6) | 4 (24) | 17 (1) |
| Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) | 5 (31) | 6 (38) | 5 (31) | 3 (19) | 13 (81) | 16 (<1) | |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) | 1 (25) | 1 (25) | 2 (50) | 1 (25) | 3 (75) | 4 (<1) | |
| Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) | 1 (100) | 1 (100) | 1 (<1) | ||||
| Total diurnal a | 285 (15) | 322 (17) | 1312 (68) | 1056 (55) | 629 (33) | 234 (12) | 1919 (58) |
| Noctural | |||||||
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) | 35 (4) | 21 (2) | 911 (94) | 474 (49) | 359 (37) | 134 (14) | 967 (29) |
| Western Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | 39 (14) | 54 (19) | 190 (67) | 156 (55) | 98 (35) | 29 (10) | 283 (9) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 116 (98) | 41 (35) | 63 (53) | 14 (12) | 118 (4) |
| Short‐eared Owl (Asio flammeus) | 3 (19) | 13 (81) | 12 (75) | 3 (19) | 1 (6) | 16 (<1) | |
| Northern Long‐eared Owl (Asio otus) | 2 (100) | 2 (100) | 2 (<1) | ||||
| Total nocturnal a | 75 (5) | 79 (6) | 1232 (89) | 685 (49) | 523 (38) | 178 (13) | 1386 (42) |
| Total admissions | 360 (11) | 401 (12) | 2544 (77) | 1741 (53) | 1152 (35) | 412 (12) | 3305 (100) |
Demographic proportions calculated per species, total calculated based on total number of admissions.
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Proportions calculated using total diurnal and nocturnal values.