He also rekindled his interest in birds and started studying the ring ouzel in 1978, eventually becoming a leading author on the subject.
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The rare ring ouzel, the wheatear and the stone chat are all at home here, as are the skylark and the meadow pipit.
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The wooded slopes are host to their own bird species, in particular the ring ouzel, the common raven, and the golden eagle.
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Ring ouzels have declined to around 7, 000 pairs, possibly due to disturbance from the growing number of human visitors to their upland habitat.
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Wildfowl abound, with reports of cuckoos, warblers, swallows, little ringed plover, yellow wagtail, ring ouzel, wheatear, chiffchaff and dabchicks.
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Rocks and stone runs are important habitat components for the peregrine falcon ( " Falco peregrinus " ) and ring ouzel ( " Turdus torquatus " ).
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In 1859, Greenwich Natural History Society recorded a wide list of animal species, including natterjack toads, hares, common lizards, bats, quail, ring ouzel and nightingale.
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It is a haven for wildlife, with birds that are normally associated with upland areas present, including red grouse, Eurasian curlew, peregrine falcon and the rare ring ouzel.
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A Natural England Evidence Review concluded that there was strong evidence that burning and predator control correlated with higher densities of red grouse, golden plover, curlew, lapwing, redshank and ring ouzel.
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The Cairngorms provide a unique ptarmigan, dotterel, snow bunting, golden eagle, ring ouzel, and red grouse, with snowy owl, twite, purple sandpiper and Lapland bunting seen on occasion.
