The birds of Longham Lakes

The following table is a list of all the species found on the Longham Lakes site since March 2002. Scroll down to review the table. Where you see a highlighted bird name you can click through for more information.

Key to table abbreviations

Status
R – Resident, B – Has bred/held territory, S – Summer,
W – Winter, P – Passage, V – Vagrant

Abundance
c – common, u – uncommon, r – rare

No Species Name Status Abundance Records To Date
June 2011		 Highest Count
of individuals
1 Cygnus olor Mute Swan RB c 64
2 Cygnus columbianus Bewick’s Swan W r 3 rec 8
3 Anser albifrons White-fronted Goose W r 1 rec 8
4 Anser anser Greylag Goose R u 14
5 Branta canadensis Canada Goose RB c 76
6 Branta leucopsis Barnacle Goose V r 2 rec 2
7 Branta bernicla Brent Goose V r 2 rec 1
8 Alopochen aegyptiaca Egyptian Goose V r 5 rec 3
9 Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck SB u 9
10 Aix galericulata Mandarin Duck V r 3 rec 14
11 Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon W c 221
12 Anas strepera Gadwall RB c 84
13 Anas crecca Eurasian Teal W c 138
14 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard RB c 58
15 Anas acuta Pintail W r 7
16 Anas querquedula Garganey P r 4
17 Anas discors Blue-winged Teal V r 1 rec 1
18 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler W c 21
19 Aythya ferina Pochard W c 122
20 Aythya fuligula Tufted Duck RB c 159
21 Aythya marila Greater Scaup V r 2 rec 1
22 Bucephala clangula Goldeneye W u 3
23 Mergellus albellus Smew W r 6
24 Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser V r 3 rec 1
25 Mergus merganser Goosander W u 13
26 Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck V r 4 rec 2
27 Alectoris rufa Red-legged Partridge V r 5 rec 2
28 Phasianus colchicus Common Pheasant RB u 4
29 Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe RB c 22
30 Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe RB c 63
31 Podiceps auritus Slavonian Grebe V r 2 rec 1
32 Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe V r 2 rec 1
33 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant R c 190
34 Botaurus stellaris Great Bittern V r 1 rec 1
35 Egretta garzetta Little Egret R c 19
36 Ardea alba Great Egret V r 1 rec 1
37 Ardea cinerea Grey Heron B c 14
38 Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill V r 1 rec 1
39 Milvus milvus Red Kite V r 3 rec 1
40 Circus aeruginosus Marsh Harrier V r 3 rec 1
41 Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk R u 4
42 Buteo buteo Common Buzzard RB c 8
43 Pandion haliaetus Osprey V r 2 rec 1
44 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel RB c 3
45 Falco columbarius Merlin V r 2 rec 1
46 Falco subbuteo Hobby S u 3
47 Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon RB u 2
48 Rallus aquaticus Water Rail W u 2
49 Gallinula chloropus Moorhen RB u 4
50 Fulica atra Coot RB c 260
51 Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher V r 4 rec 2
52 Charadrius dubius Little Ringed Plover SB u 6
53 Charadrius hiaticula Ringed Plover P r 2 rec 4
54 Pluvialis apricaria Golden Plover W r 4 rec 50
55 Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover V r 1 rec 1
56 Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing RB c 325
57 Calidris alpina Dunlin PW r 30
58 Philomachus pugnax Ruff V r 2 rec 1
59 Lymnocryptes minimus Jack Snipe W u 2
60 Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe PW u 20
61 Scolopax rusticola Eurasian Woodcock W r 2 rec 1
62 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit W r 50
63 Limosa lapponica Bar-tailed Godwit V r 1 rec 1
64 Numenius phaeopus Whimbrel P r 8
65 Numenius arquata Curlew P r 3 rec 2
66 Tringa totanus Common Redshank P r 3
67 Tringa nebularia Greenshank P r 14
68 Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper R u 3
69 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper V r 1 rec 1
70 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper P c 9
71 Phalaropus fulicarius Grey Phalarope V r 1 rec 1
72 Larus melanocephalus Mediterranean Gull WP u 30
73 Larus minutus Little Gull P r 4
74 Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull R c 482
75 Larus canus Common Gull W c 32
76 Larus fuscus Lesser Black-backed Gull R c 44
77 Larus argentatus Herring Gull R c 200
78 Larus michahellis Yellow-legged Gull V r 3 rec 1
79 Larus marinus Great Black-backed Gull W u 11
80 Chlidonias niger Black Tern P r 4 rec 2
81 Sterna sandvicensis Sandwich Tern S r 4 rec 1
82 Sterna hirundo Common Tern PS u 3
83 Sterna paradisaea Arctic Tern V r 2 rec 2
84 Columba livia Feral Pigeon RB c 150
85 Columba oenas Stock Dove RB c 92
86 Columba palumbus Wood Pigeon RB c 730
87 Streptopelia decaocto Collared Dove RB c 22
88 Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo SB? u 2
89 Tyto alba Barn Owl V r 2 rec 1
90 Strix aluco Tawny Owl RB r 1
91 Apus apus Common Swift S c 500
92 Upupa epops Hoopoe V r 1 rec 1
93 Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher RB u 3
94 Picus viridis Green Woodpecker RB c 3
95 Dendrocopos major Great Spotted Woodpecker RB u 3
96 Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker V r 1 rec 1
97 Alauda arvensis Sky Lark PW u 235
98 Riparia riparia Sand Martin SB c 300
99 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow SB c 150
100 Delichon urbica House Martin SB c 300
101 Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit WP c 80
102 Anthus petrosus Rock Pipit V r 2 rec 1
103 Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail P u 12
103a Motacilla flava flava Blue-headed Wagtail V r 1 rec 1
104 Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail RB c 6
105 Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail RB c 100
106 Troglodytes troglodytes Wren RB c 10
107 Prunella modularis Dunnock RB c 5
108 Erithacus rubecula Robin RB c 8
109 Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart V r 1 rec 1
110 Phoenicurus phoenicurus Redstart P r 1
111 Saxicola rubetra Whinchat P r 3
112 Saxicola torquata Common Stonechat RB u 6
113 Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear P u 5
114 Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel P r 2 rec 1
115 Turdus merula Blackbird RB c 30
116 Turdus pilaris Fieldfare PW c 500
117 Turdus philomelos Song Thrush RB c 660
118 Turdus iliacus Redwing PW c 440
119 Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush R r 3
120 Cettia cetti Cetti’s Warbler RB u 1
121 Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler SB c 3
122 Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Warbler SB c 10
123 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat P r 1
124 Sylvia communis Common Whitethroat RB c 5
125 Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap SB c 10
126 Sylvia borin Garden Warbler P u 1
127 Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler V r 1 rec 1
128 Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff RB c 40
129 Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler P c 20
130 Regulus regulus Goldcrest PW u 5
131 Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher P u 10
132 Panurus biarmicus Bearded Tit V r 2 rec 1
133 Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit RB c 20
134 Periparus ater Coal Tit V r
135 Cyanistes caeruleus Blue Tit RB c 40
136 Parus major Great Tit RB c 25
137 Sitta europaea Common Nuthatch RB u 2
138 Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper RB u 4
139 Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay R u 4
140 Pica pica Magpie RB c 13
141 Corvus monedula Eurasian Jackdaw RB c 70
142 Corvus frugilegus Rook RB c 224
143 Corvus corone Carrion Crow RB c 7
144 Corvus corax Common Raven R r 5
145 Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling RB c 390
146 Passer domesticus House Sparrow RB c 25
147 Fringilla coelebs Common Chaffinch RB c 20
148 Fringilla montifringilla Brambling V r 1 rec 1
149 Carduelis chloris Greenfinch RB c 106
150 Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch RB c 100
151 Carduelis spinus Siskin PW u 30
152 Carduelis cannabina Linnet RB c 40
153 Carduelis cabaret Lesser Redpoll P r 2 rec 3
154 Loxia curvirostra Crossbill V r 1 rec 1
155 Pyrrhula pyrrhula Common Bullfinch W r 5
156 Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch V r 2 rec 2
157 Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer V r 1 rec 1
158 Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting V r 1 rec 1
159 Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting RB c 20
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