Ver Valley Bird List - birds seen along the Ver Valley since 2000

If you have an interesting bird sighting particularly if you have seen a bird which is not on this list please let John Fisher know.

john.fisher@btclick.com

01582 792843

 

Common birds seen all year
Birds seen mainly winter months only
Birds seen mainly summer months only
Rarer birds
Species	Status	Season	Breeding	Comments
Little Grebe	Common	All Year	Yes
Great Crested Grebe	Common	All Year	Yes
Cormorant	Common	All Year	Yes
Little Egret	Common	Winter Visitor		Could breed soon
Grey Heron	Common	All Year	Yes
Mute Swan	Common	All Year	Yes
Greylag Goose	Common	All Year	Yes
Canada Goose	Common	All Year	Yes
Mandarin	Rare	Vagrant
Wigeon	Rare	Winter Visitor
Gadwall	Common	All Year
Teal	Common	Winter Visitor
Mallard	Common	All Year	Yes
Pintail	Very Rare	Vagrant
Shoveler	Common	Winter Visitor
Pochard	Common	Winter Visitor
Ruddy Duck	Common	Winter Visitor
Red Kite	Common	All Year	Possible	Seen regularly since 2006
Marsh Harrier	Very Rare	Vagrant		1 seen 2001
Goshawk	Very Rare	All Year	Possible	Seen most years early spring display flight
Sparrowhawk	Common	All Year	Yes
Buzzard	Common	All Year	Yes
Kestrel	Common	All Year	Yes
Merlin	Very Rare	Vagrant
Hobby	Common	Summer Visitor	Some Years	Seen mainly on passage but may breed some years
Peregrine	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Red-legged Partridge	Common	All Year	Yes	Introduced species bred for shooting
Grey Partridge	Common	All Year	Yes	Declining breeding species
Pheasant	Common	All Year	Yes	Introduced species bred for shooting
Water Rail	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Moorhen	Common	All Year	Yes
Coot	Common	All Year	Yes
Crane	Very Rare	Vagrant		5 birds flew over in 2005
Little Ringed Plover	Very Rare	Vagrant	Possible	Bred in 2001
Ringed Plover	Very Rare	Vagrant
Golden Plover	Common	Winter Visitor		Passage only
Lapwing	Common	All Year	Yes	Passage and breeding bird
Dunlin	Very Rare	Vagrant		6 seen 2001
Jack Snipe	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Snipe	Common	Winter Visitor		Previously breeding species
Woodcock	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Redshank	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Greenshank	Rare	Winter Visitor		Passage only
Green Sandpiper	Rare	Winter Visitor		Passage only
Common Sandpiper	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Black-headed Gull	Common	All Year
Common Gull	Common	All Year
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Common	All Year
Herring Gull	Common	All Year
Great Black-backed Gull	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Common Tern	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Feral/ Rock Pigeon	Common	All Year	Yes
Stock Dove	Common	All Year	Yes
Woodpigeon	Common	All Year	Yes
Collared Dove	Common	All Year	Yes
Turtle Dove	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only - did breed previously
Ring-necked Parakeet	Very Rare	Vagrant		Introduced species spreading through home counties
Cuckoo	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Barn Owl	Common	All Year	Yes
Little Owl	Common	All Year	Yes
Tawny Owl	Common	All Year	Yes
Short-eared Owl	Very Rare	Winter Visitor		Passage only
Swift	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Kingfisher	Common	All Year	Yes
Green Woodpecker	Common	All Year	Yes
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Common	All Year	Yes
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Very Rare	All Year	Possible	Declining breeding species
Skylark	Common	All Year	Yes
Sand Martin	Rare	Summer Visitor		Passage only
Swallow	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
House Martin	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Meadow Pipit	Common	All Year		Mainly passage only
Yellow Wagtail	Rare	Summer Visitor		Breeding some years
Grey Wagtail	Common	All Year	Yes
Pied Wagtail	Common	All Year	Yes
Bohemian Waxwing	Rare	Vagrant		Last influx was 2005
Wren	Common	All Year	Yes
Dunnock	Common	All Year	Yes
Robin	Common	All Year	Yes
Black Redstart	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Redstart	Very Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Whinchat	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Stonechat	Rare	Winter Visitor		Over winters most years
Wheatear	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only
Blackbird	Common	All Year	Yes
Fieldfare	Common	Winter Visitor
Song Thrush	Common	All Year	Yes
Redwing	Common	Winter Visitor
Mistle Thrush	Common	All Year	Yes
Grasshopper Warbler	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only - did breed previously
Sedge Warbler	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Reed Warbler	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Lesser Whitethroat	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Whitethroat	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Garden Warbler	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Blackcap	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Wood Warbler	Rare	Vagrant		Passage only - seen 2006
Chiffchaff	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Willow Warbler	Common	Summer Visitor	Yes
Goldcrest	Common	All Year	Yes
Firecrest	Very Rare	Vagrant
Spotted Flycatcher	Rare	Summer Visitor	Yes	Breeds most years
Long-tailed Tit	Common	All Year	Yes
Marsh Tit	Rare	All Year		Possible breeder
Coal Tit	Common	All Year	Yes
BlueTit	Common	All Year	Yes
Great Tit	Common	All Year	Yes
Nuthatch	Common	All Year	Yes
Treecreeper	Common	All Year	Yes
Jay	Common	All Year	Yes
Magpie	Common	All Year	Yes
Jackdaw	Common	All Year	Yes
Rook	Common	All Year	Yes
Carrion Crow	Common	All Year	Yes
Starling	Common	All Year	Yes
House Sparrow	Common	All Year	Yes
Tree Sparrow	Rare	Vagrant		Breeding colony nearby
Chaffinch	Common	All Year	Yes
Brambling	Rare	Winter Visitor		Good numbers some winters
Greenfinch	Common	All Year	Yes
Goldfinch	Common	All Year	Yes
Siskin	Rare	Winter Visitor		Good numbers some winters
Linnet	Common	All Year	Yes
Common Redpoll	Rare	Winter Visitor		Good numbers some winters
Crossbill	Very Rare	Winter Visitor
Bullfinch	Common	All Year	Yes
Yellowhammer	Common	All Year	Yes
Reed Bunting	Common	All Year	Yes
Corn Bunting	Very Rare	All Year