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Below is a summary of the bird species reported at OPS in 2024. A total of 160 species.
Species |
Max. no. and months when reported |
Black-throated Diver |
1 (Apr) |
Little Grebe |
8 (All year) |
Great Crested Grebe |
2 (May, Oct) |
Cormorant |
20 (All year) |
Crane |
3 (June) |
Little Egret |
13 (All year) |
Cattle Egret |
3 (Jan) |
Great White Egret |
2 (Mar-Aug, Oct) |
Grey Heron |
9 (All year) |
Mute Swan |
11 (Jan-Nov) |
Whooper Swan |
1 (Jan) |
Brent Goose |
2 (Nov) |
Egyptian Goose |
5 (Nov) |
Barnacle Goose |
7 (Oct-Nov) |
Greylag Goose |
12 (Jan, Mar-May, Jul-Dec) |
Canada Goose |
130 (All year) |
Shelduck |
40 (All year) |
Egyptian Goose |
5 (Nov) |
Wigeon |
289 (Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec) |
Teal |
90 (Jan-Apr, Jul-Dec) |
Mallard |
104 (All year) |
Gadwall |
3 (Apr-Jun, Sep-Dec) |
Pintail |
6 (Jan-Feb, Apr, Sep-Oct, Dec) |
Shoveler |
6 (Feb, Sep-Oct, Dec) |
Tufted Duck |
11 (Mar-Jun, Aug) |
Eider |
1 (May) |
Common Scoter |
2 (Apr, Sep) |
Goosander |
2 (Apr) |
Red Kite |
2 (Jan, Mar-Jul, Nov) |
Marsh Harrier |
1 (Jan-Feb, Nov-Dec) |
Sparrowhawk |
3 (All year, except Mar) |
Goshawk |
1 (Apr) |
Buzzard |
10 (All year) |
Osprey |
1 (Sep) |
Kestrel |
7 (All year) |
Merlin |
1 (Feb-Mar, Oct-Dec) |
Hobby |
1 (May, Aug-Oct) |
Peregrine |
4 (All year) |
Pheasant |
23 (All year) |
Water Rail |
4 (Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec) |
Moorhen |
31 (All year) |
Coot |
6 (Jan, May-Dec) |
Avocet |
7 (Jan, Apr-Jun, Sep) |
Oystercatcher |
30 (All year) |
Ringed Plover |
200 (All year, except Mar) |
Grey Plover |
6 (Jan-May, Oct-Dec) |
Golden Plover |
76 (Mar, Nov) |
Lapwing |
215 (Jan-Feb, Jun-Dec) |
Knot |
8 (Jan, Mar-May, Aug) |
Little Stint |
1 (Sep) |
Dunlin |
1500 (All year) |
Curlew Sandpiper |
1 (Sep) |
Sanderling |
2 (May, Aug-Sep) |
Ruff |
1 (Sep-Oct) |
Common Snipe |
100 (Jan-Apr, Sep-Dec) |
Jack Snipe |
1 (Jan-Feb, Nov) |
Black-tailed Godwit |
57 (Apr, Jul-Nov) |
Bar-tailed Godwit |
65 (Jan-Feb, Apr-May, Jul, Sep-Oct, Dec) |
Whimbrel |
37 (Apr-Sep) |
Curlew |
350 (All year) |
Redshank |
59 (All year, except May) |
Common Sandpiper |
9 (Apr-Oct) |
Turnstone |
120 (Jan-Mar, Jul-Dec) |
Grey Phalarope |
1 (Jan) |
Great Skua |
1 (Sep) |
Mediterranean Gull |
1 (Feb, Jul) |
Black-headed Gull |
6,000 (All year) |
Common Gull |
2,000 (All year, except May) |
Little Gull |
1 (Apr) |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
50 (All year) |
Herring Gull |
1000 (All year) |
Yellow-legged Gull |
1 (May, Aug) |
Great Black-backed Gull |
6 (All year) |
Little Tern |
1 (May) |
Arctic Tern |
18 (Apr, Aug) |
Common Tern |
2 (Jun) |
Sandwich Tern |
4 (Apr-May) |
Feral Pigeon |
14 (All year, except Feb) |
Stock Dove |
42 (All year) |
Woodpigeon |
650 (All year) |
Collared Dove |
13 (All year) |
Cuckoo |
4 (Apr-Jun) |
Tawny Owl |
2 (Jan-Feb, Oct, Dec) |
Barn Owl |
1 (Jun) |
Short-eared Owl |
1 (Jan, May) |
Swift |
41 (Apr-Jul) |
Kingfisher |
1 (Jun, Aug-Nov) |
Green Woodpecker |
4 (All year) |
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
4 (All year) |
Skylark |
22 (All year) |
Sand Martin |
19 (Mar-May, Jul-Sep) |
Swallow |
544 (Apr-Nov) |
House Martin |
50 (Apr-Oct) |
Meadow Pipit |
100 (All year) |
Tree Pipit |
1 (Apr, Aug) |
Rock Pipit |
3 (Jan-Feb, Oct-Dec) |
Water Pipit |
2 (Jan) |
Richard's Pipit |
1 (Dec) |
Yellow Wagtail |
2 (Apr, Jul-Sep) |
Grey Wagtail |
4 (All year, except Jul) |
Pied Wagtail |
125 (All year) |
Wren |
17 (All year) |
Dunnock |
20 (All year) |
Robin |
16 (All year) |
Redstart |
1 (Apr, Aug) |
Black Redstart |
3 (Jan-Mar, Aug-Dec) |
Whinchat |
3 (Apr, Aug-Oct) |
Stonechat |
14 (All year!) |
Wheatear |
5 (Mar-May, Aug-Oct) |
Blackbird |
30 (All year) |
Ring Ouzel |
1 (Nov) |
Fieldfare |
500 (Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec) |
Song Thrush |
13 (All year) |
Redwing |
1771 (Jan-Mar, Oct-Dec) |
Mistle Thrush |
3 (Jan-Feb, Apr, Aug, Oct-Dec) |
Grasshopper Warbler |
2 (Apr, Aug-Sep) |
Sedge Warbler |
3 (Apr-Sep) |
Cetti's Warbler |
5 (All year, except Jul) |
Reed Warbler |
24 (Apr-Sep) |
Lesser Whitethroat |
8 (Apr-Sep) |
Whitethroat |
12 (Apr-Sep) |
Garden Warbler |
1 (Jul) |
Blackcap |
30 (All year) |
Chiffchaff |
25 (All year) |
Willow Warbler |
9 (Mar-Apr, Jul-Aug) |
Wood Warbler |
1 (Apr) |
Yellow-browed Warbler |
1 (Oct) |
Goldcrest |
10 (All year) |
Firecrest |
10 (Apr) |
Spotted Flycatcher |
5 (Sep) |
Pied Flycatcher |
3 (Apr) |
Long-tailed Tit |
20 (All year) |
Coal Tit |
4 (All year - for first time) |
Blue Tit |
26 (All year) |
Great Tit |
13 (All year) |
Treecreeper |
3 (Aug, Dec) |
Nuthatch |
2 (Jun, Oct) |
Jay |
6 (All year) |
Magpie |
12 (All year) |
Jackdaw |
150 (All year) |
Rook |
400 (All year, except Jul) |
Carrion Crow |
100 (All year) |
Hooded Crow |
1 (Nov) |
Raven |
8 (All year) |
Starling |
700 (All year) |
House Sparrow |
8 (Jan-Mar, May-Jun, Aug-Oct) |
Chaffinch |
267 (All year, except Jul) |
Brambling |
4 (Feb, Oct-Nov) |
Greenfinch |
29 (All year) |
Goldfinch |
150 (All year) |
Hawfinch |
6 (Nov) |
Siskin |
8 (Jan-Jun, Oct-Dec) |
Linnet |
100 (All year) |
Lesser Redpoll |
7 (May, Oct-Dec) |
Crossbill |
1 (Nov) |
Bullfinch |
12 (All year) |
Crossbill |
1 (Nov) |
Yellowhammer |
1 (Jan-Mar, Nov-Dec) |
Reed Bunting |
10 (All year) |
Lapland Bunting |
1 (Oct) |
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Last revised: 5 January 2025.