March – Regular/Common Species:

Below is a list of species that are likely to be seen on any given visit this month, in/around the public areas. Monthly, totals will be added to give an indication of abundance of species at any given time:

Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Water Rail, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Common Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Kestrel, Parakeet, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue tit, Great Tit, Chiffchaff, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Pheasant

Notable species for March (please report) include:

Lapwing (not scarce but rapidly declining, monitoring numbers is helpful);

Shelduck, Pintail, Wigeon, Great Egret, Green Sandpiper, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Dartford Warbler, Raven, Stonechat, Brambling, Siskin, Redpoll, Crossbill, Nuthatch, Rook, Tawny Owl, Little Owl, Barn Owl, Black Redstart, Short-eared Owl, Blackcap, Water Pipit, Wheatear, Sedge Warbler, Sand Martin, Swallow.

April– Regular/Common Species:

Canada Goose, Shelduck, Mute Swan, Egyptian Goose, Greylag Goose, Shoveler, Gadwall, Mallard, Teal, Pochard, Tufted Duck, Feral Pigeon, Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Green Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Lesser black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Grey Heron, Great Spotted and Green Woodpeckers, Peregrine, Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Red Kite, Parakeet, Jay, Magpie, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow, Blue tit, Great Tit, Skylark, Chiffchaff, Long-tailed Tit, Blackcap, Cetti’s Warbler, Wren, Starling, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, House Sparrow, Grey and Pied Wagtail, Chaffinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Linnet, Pheasant, Reed Bunting, Tawny Owl.

Expected, notable species for April (please report) include:

Little Ringed Plover, Dunlin, Ringed Plover, Common Snipe, Jack Snipe, Common Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, Black-tailed Godwit, Redshank, Greenshank, Curlew, Whimbrel, Great Crested Grebe, Mediterranean Gull, Redwing, Fieldfare, Nightingale, Water Pipit, Yellow Wagtail, ‘White’ Wagtail, Lesser Whitethroat, Wheatear, Stonechat, Ring Ouzel, Nuthatch, Firecrest, Raven, Grasshopper Warbler, Willow Warbler, Lapwing (high counts only), Swallow, Sand Martin, House Martin, Swift, Whitethroat, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Little Owl, Siskin, Redpoll.

If a species is not noted above but seen/heard, please report to us via email – many thanks.

Butterflies [Expected Species]:

Brimstone, Comma, Green-veined White, Small White, Holly blue, Orange-tip, Peacock, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood.