Birds 2023

BIRDS OF BROOK MEADOW
Edited by Brian Fellows
Here is a list of all birds recorded on the Brook Meadow site since Year 2000.
A total of 79 birds have been recorded in this period of which about 50 are regularly recorded each year.  Some have only been seen/heard once or a few times.  Some are only seen flying overhead.  About 20 birds breed regularly or occasionally on the Brook Meadow site, which includes grassland, scrub, woodlands and streams.  Two breeding birds are regular migrant summer visitors, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.  Whitethroat used to be a regular migrant but has become scarce since 2020 and was not see at all in 2022.
The first section shows the birds recorded in 2023 – total = 59.
The second section shows those birds seen in previous years, but not seen in 2023.

BIRDS RECORDED IN 2023

BIRD LIST 2023   N=59 STATUS
Blackbird Resident – very common
Blackcap Summer visitor – regular breeder
Black-headed Gull Occasional visitor + flying over
Blue Tit Resident – very common
Bullfinch Rare visitor
Buzzard Regular fly over and occasional visitor
Canada Goose Occasional flyover
Carrion Crow Resident – very common
Cetti’s Warbler Semi resident – Breeding?
Chaffinch Resident – now rare
Chiffchaff Summer visitor – regular breeder
Coal Tit Resident – uncommon
Collared Dove Resident – common
Coot Regular visitor to Lumley Stream
Cormorant Occasional visitor to river
Dunnock Resident – very common
Firecrest Occasional visitor – MP Mar + Oct
Goldcrest Resident – occasional
Goldfinch Resident – very common
Great Black-backed Gull Occasional fly over
Great Tit Resident – very common
Green Woodpecker Resident – common
Greenfinch Resident – once common now rare
Grey Heron Regular visitor
Grey Wagtail Resident breeder
Gt Spot Woodpecker Resident – common
Herring Gull Regular Fly over
House Martin Occasional fly over
House Sparrow Resident – very common
Jackdaw Occasional visitor
Jay Occasional visitor
Kestrel Resident
Kingfisher Regular winter visitor
Lesser Black-backed Gull Occasional fly over
Little Egret Regular visitor
Long-tailed Tit Resident – very common
Magpie Resident – very common
Mallard Regular visitor and breeder
Mediterranean Gull Regular Fly over
Moorhen Resident – in river
Mute Swan Occasional visitor
Nuthatch Occasional breeder
Pheasant Occasional visitor
Red Kite Occasional fly over
Redwing Rare winter visitor – MP NB – Feb
Robin Resident – very common
Rook Occasional fly over
Sedge Warbler Very rare – once by NB 04-May
Siskin Very rare – once  PM MP BF 06-Apr
Song Thrush Resident
Sparrowhawk Resident – nests in Lumley copse
Starling Resident – very common
Stock Dove Resident in woodlands
Swallow Occasional fly over
Swift Occasional fly over
Treecreeper Uncommon resident
Water Rail Occasional visitor to river
Woodpigeon Resident – very common
Wren Resident – very common
BIRDS NOT SEEN IN 2023 STATUS
Cuckoo Rare visitor – Last heard 2020
Fieldfare Rare winter visitor – Last seen 2010
Lesser Whitethroat Rare summer visitor – Last 2008
Meadow Pipit Very rare – once only 2013
Mistle Thrush Once resident now rare – Last 2022
Nightingale Very rare – once only – 2000
Pied Wagtail Rare – Last seen 2016
Raven Rare fly over – Last seen over 2021
Reed Warbler Rare summer visitor – Last 2022
Siberian Chiffchaff Very rare – once only – 2015
Snipe Very rare – once only – 2010
Spotted Flycatcher Very rare – once only – 2014
Stonechat Very rare – once only – 2014
Turtle Dove Very rare summer visitor – Last 2008
Whimbrel Very rare – once only – 2011
White-faced Whistling Duck Very rare – once only – 2005
Whitethroat Summer visitor – regular until 2020
Willow Warbler Rare summer visitor – Last 2017

 

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