Category Archives: 2025

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.

18th November 2025

1 Goosander (North Lake), 1 Curlew (heard only), 1 Firecrest (by entrance from Beddington Park), 6 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 Shelduck, 35 Shoveler, 100 Teal, 3 Pochard, 1 Pheasant, 75 Stock Dove, 2 Water Rail, 4 Lapwing, 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 75 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 40 Herring Gull, 5 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 6 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Red Kite, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kingfisher (North Lake), 2 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 3 Green Woodpecker, 4 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 1 Rook, 2 Skylark, 12 Chiffchaff, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 2 Goldcrest, 3 Song Thrush, 4 Redwing, 1 Fieldfare, 1 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 3 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (permit only), 2 Chaffinch, 12 Linnet, 30 Goldfinch, 1 Reed Bunting [Ian Jones and Russ Walker]

17th November 2025

1 Little Owl, 4 Mute Swan, 6 Egyptian Goose, 1 (male) Shelduck (North Lake), 4 Pochard, 1 Pheasant, 2 Water Rail, 16 Lapwing, 1 Jack Snipe (permit only), 3 Snipe, 3 Green Sandpiper, 7 Common Gull, 3 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 5 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Buzzard, 1+ Tawny Owl, 1 Kingfisher (North Lake), 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 4 Skylark, 5 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Song Thrush, 3 Redwing, 2 Fieldfare, 8 House Sparrow, 5 Grey Wagtail, 1 Pied Wagtail, 10 Meadow Pipit, 2 Water Pipit (permiy only), 8 Chaffinch, 12 Linnet, 2 Reed Bunting [Martin Parker and Nick Gardner]

15th November 2025

1 (1st winter male) Garganey (permit only), 1 Little Owl, 1 Dartford Warbler (permit onlyl), 1 Firecrest (by gate near entrance from Beddington Park), 157 Canada Goose, 4 Mute Swan, 4 Egyptian Goose, 1 (male) Shelduck (North Lake), 41 Shoveler, 43 Gadwall, 65 Teal, 6 Pochard, 22 Tufted Duck, 2 (male) Pheasant, 19 Stock Dove, 80 Woodpigeon, 2 Collared Dove, 4 Water Rail, 45 Moorhen, 65 Coot, 2 Lapwing (North Lake), 3 Snipe, 2 Green Sandpiper, 80 Black-headed Gull, 2 Common Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 9 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 3 Little Egret, 11 Grey Heron, 3 Sparrowhawk, 3 Buzzard, 2 Tawny Owl, 3 Kingfisher, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Green Woodpecker, 3 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 3 Jay, 18 Magpie, 700 Jackdaw, 8 Blue Tit, 10 Great Tit, 7 Skylark, 6 Chiffchaff, 8 Cetti’s Warbler, 22 Long-tailed Tit, 6 Goldcrest, 300 Starling, 6 Song Thrush, 88 Redwing, 14 Blackbird, 4 Fieldfare, 14 Robin, 6 Stonechat, 10 Dunnock, 20 House Sparrow, 2 Grey Wagtail, 4 Pied Wagtail, 18 Meadow Pipit, 6 Water Pipit (permit only), 45 Chaffinch, 32 Linnet, 35 Goldfinch, 5 Reed Bunting [Glenn Jones, Graeme Howgate and Nick Gardner]