BIRDS OF BROOK MEADOW
Here is a complete list of the birds recorded on the Brook Meadow site since year 2000. Currently the list stands at 77 species, of which 12 have only been seen flying overhead. We have also had two escaped birds. About 25 birds breed regularly or occasionally on the Brook Meadow site, including the surrounding woodlands and streams. Three of these are regular migrant summer visitors, Whitethroat, Blackcap and Chiffchaff.
LAST UPDATED – OCTOBER 2019
| SPECIES | STATUS |
| Blackbird | Common Resident Breeder |
| Blackcap | Common Summer Breeder |
| Black-headed Gull | Common fly over |
| Blue Tit | Common Resident Breeder |
| Bullfinch | Occasional visitor |
| Buzzard | Occasional visitor |
| Canada Goose | Occasional fly over |
| Carrion Crow | Common Resident Breeder |
| Cetti’s Warbler | Occasional visitor + breeder? |
| Chaffinch | Common Resident Breeder |
| Chiffchaff | Common Summer Breeder |
| Coal Tit | Occasional visitor |
| Collared Dove | Common Resident Breeder |
| Coot | Occasional visitor |
| Cormorant | Occasional visitor |
| Cuckoo | Very rare summer visitor |
| Dunnock | Common Resident Breeder |
| Fieldfare | Occasional winter visitor |
| Firecrest | Occasional visitor |
| Goldcrest | Resident Breeder ? |
| Goldfinch | Resident Breeder |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Occasional fly over |
| Great Tit | Common Resident Breeder |
| Green Woodpecker | Regular visitor – breeder? |
| Greenfinch | Common Resident Breeder |
| Grey Heron | Regular visitor |
| Grey Wagtail | Occasional visitor – Breeder? |
| Gt Spot Woodpecker | Common Resident Breeder |
| Herring Gull | Regular Fly over |
| House Martin | Occasional fly over |
| House Sparrow | Common Resident Breeder |
| Jackdaw | Occasional visitor |
| Jay | Occasional visitor |
| Kestrel | Regular visitor – breeder? |
| Kingfisher | Regular winter visitor |
| Kookaburra | Rare Escapee (July 2018) |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Occasional fly over |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Very rare Summer visitor |
| Little Egret | Regular visitor |
| Long-tailed Tit | Common Resident Breeder |
| Magpie | Common Resident Breeder |
| Mallard | Common Resident Breeder |
| Meadow Pipit | Very rare visitor |
| Mediterranean Gull | Regular Fly over |
| Mistle Thrush | Now rare visitor – has bred |
| Moorhen | Resident Breeder |
| Mute Swan | Rare visitor |
| Nightingale | Very rare summer visitor |
| Nuthatch | Occasional Breeder |
| Pheasant | Occasional visitor |
| Pied Wagtail | Very rare visitor |
| Red Kite | Rare fly over |
| Redwing | Rare winter visitor |
| Reed Warbler | Rare summer visitor |
| Robin | Common Resident Breeder |
| Rook | Occasional fly over |
| Sedge Warbler | Very rare summer visitor |
| Siberian Chiffchaff | Very rare visitor (Dec 2014 – Feb 2015) Link to sightings and photos |
| Siskin | Occasional visitor |
| Snipe | Very rare visitor |
| Song Thrush | Common Resident Breeder |
| Sparrowhawk | Occasional visitor |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Rare summer visitor |
| Starling | Common Resident Breeder |
| Stock Dove | Common Resident Breeder |
| Stonechat | Very rare visitor |
| Swallow | Occasional fly over |
| Swift | Occasional fly over |
| Treecreeper | Rare Breeder |
| Turtle Dove | Very rare summer visitor |
| Water Rail | Regular winter visitor |
| Whimbrel | Very rare fly over |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Very rare Escapee |
| Whitethroat | Common Summer Breeder |
| Willow Warbler | Occasional summer visitor |
| Woodpigeon | Common Resident Breeder |
| Wren | Common resident Breeder |