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.
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | Regular visitor |
| Jay | Occasional visitor |
| Kestrel | Common visitor – breeder? |
| Kingfisher | Regular winter visitor |
| Kookaburra | Rare Escapee July 2018 |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Occasional fly over |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Rare Summer visitor |
| Little Egret | Regular visitor |
| Long-tailed Tit | Common Resident Breeder |
| Magpie | Common Resident Breeder |
| Mallard | Common Resident Breeder |
| Meadow Pipit | Rare visitor |
| Mediterranean Gull | Regular Fly over |
| Mistle Thrush | Occasional visitor |
| Moorhen | Resident Breeder – has bred |
| Mute Swan | Occasional visitor |
| Nightingale | Rare summer visitor |
| Nuthatch | Resident Breeder |
| Pheasant | Occasional visitor |
| Pied Wagtail | Rare visitor |
| Red Kite | Occasional fly over |
| Redwing | Occasional winter visitor |
| Reed Warbler | Occasional summer visitor |
| Robin | Common Resident Breeder |
| Rook | Occasional fly over |
| Sedge Warbler | Rare summer visitor |
| Siberian Chiffchaff | Rare visitor (Dec 2014 – Feb 2015) Link to sightings and photos |
| Siskin | Occasional visitor |
| Snipe | Rare visitor |
| Song Thrush | Common Resident Breeder |
| Sparrowhawk | Regular visitor |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Rare summer visitor |
| Starling | Common Resident Breeder |
| Stock Dove | Common Resident Breeder |
| Stonechat | Rare visitor |
| Swallow | Occasional fly over |
| Swift | Occasional fly over |
| Treecreeper | Occasional Breeder |
| Turtle Dove | Rare summer visitor |
| Water Rail | Regular winter visitor |
| Whimbrel | Rare fly over |
| White-faced Whistling Duck | Rare Escapee |
| Whitethroat | Common Summer Breeder |
| Willow Warbler | Occasional summer visitor |
| Woodpigeon | Common Resident Breeder |
| Wren | Common Breeder |