Identifying animals on our land |
Ants, Bees and Wasps | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Crustaceans | Flies |
Mayflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies | Moths | Spiders | Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Birds |
Family: Accentors (1 species) | |
Dunnock - Prunella modularis Very common in garden |
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![]() Photographed 30th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 10th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 2nd December 2024 |
![]() Photographed 17th January 2025 |
Family: Accipitridae - Kites, Vultures, Harriers. Hawks, Buzzards and Eagles (1 species) | |
Buzzard - Buteo buteo Very common all over the land |
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![]() Photographed 14th July 2024 |
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Family: Anatidae - Swans, Geese and Ducks (1 species) | |
Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Occasional sightings over land and in John's Pond, early spring 25 |
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![]() Photographed 20th March 2025 |
![]() Photographed 20th March 2025 |
Family: Certhiidae - Treecreepers (1 species) | |
Treecreepers - Certhia familliaris Occasionally spotted on land or green lane |
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![]() Photographed 14th July 2024 |
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Family: Ardeidae - Herons and Bitterns (1 species) | |
Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea Seen once on Oak tree just outside Gathering Area |
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![]() Photographed 14th July 2024 |
![]() Video still 25th June 2025 |
Family: Columbidae - Pigeons and Doves (2 species) | |
Stock Dove - Columba oenas Common, visits bird feeding station |
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![]() Photographed 6th May 2025 |
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Woodpigeon - Columba palumbus Very common all over the land |
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![]() Photographed 1st July 2024 |
![]() Photographed 5th August 2024 |
Family: Corvidae - Crows (2 species) | |
Raven - Corvus corax Fairly common top and bottom of land |
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![]() Photographed 17th November 2024 |
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Rook - Corvus frugilegus Very common all over the land |
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![]() Photographed 9th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 7th April 2025 |
Family: Emberizidae - Buntings (1 species) | |
Yellowhammer - Emberiza citrinella Common in winter, less so rest of year |
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Male![]() Photographed 22nd February 2025 |
Male![]() Photographed 22nd February 2025 |
Family: Fringillidae - Finches (5 species) | |
Bullfinch - Fringilla coelebs Used to see on honeysuckle on decking every autumn, autumn/ winter visitor to bird feeding station and also seen in hedges round land |
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Female![]() Photographed 13th October 2022 |
Male![]() Photographed 13th October 2022 |
Chaffinch - Fringilla coelebs Very common across garden and land |
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Female (or possibly young male)![]() Photographed 19th July 2024 |
Female![]() Photographed 23rd July 2024 |
Male (winter)![]() Photographed 9th December 2024 |
Male (summer)![]() Photographed 25th May 2025 |
Male (spring)![]() Photographed 11th March 2025 |
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Goldfinch - Carduelis carduelis Very common across garden and land |
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![]() Photographed 30th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 31st October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 10th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 17th January 2025 |
Linnet - Carduelis cannabina Seen occasionally, mainly bottom of land |
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![]() Photographed 8th May |
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Siskin - Spinus spinus On/ off visitor to the Bird Feeding Station |
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Male![]() Photographed 17th June 2025 |
Male![]() Photographed 25th May 2025 |
Female![]() Photographed 6th May 2025 |
Female![]() Photographed 6th May 2025 |
Family: Hirundinidae - Martins and Swallows (1 species) | |
Swallow - hirundo rustica Summer visitors, one or two nest every year (aside from 2024), more seen in 2025 than previous years. |
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![]() Photographed 10th May 2025 |
![]() Photographed 3rd July 2025 |
Family: Laridae - Gulls (2 species) | |
Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Since building the ponds, visiting Chaser pond more and more, sitting on bank and drinking/ bathing |
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![]() Photographed 24th June 2025 |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Since building the ponds, visiting Chaser pond more and more, sitting on bank and drinking/ bathing |
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![]() Photographed 29th June 2025 |
![]() Photographed 7th August 2025 |
Family: Mptavillidae - Pipits and Wagtails (2 species) | |
Meadow Pipit - Anthus partensis Very common across land in the autumn/ winter - less so spring and summer |
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![]() Photographed 19th February 2025 |
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Pied Wagtail - Motacilla alba Very common across garden and land, although less so in the summer |
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![]() Photographed 5th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 23rd October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 24th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 30th October 2024 |
Family: Paridae - Tits (5 species) | |
Blue Tit - Parus caeruleus Very common across garden and land |
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![]() Photographed 23rd July 2024 |
![]() Photographed 2nd October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 23rd December 2024 |
![]() Photographed 17th January 2025 |
Coal Tit - Parus ater Very common across garden and land |
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![]() Photographed 30th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 1st November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 17th January 2025 |
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Great Tit - Parus major Very common across garden and land |
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![]() Photographed 23rd July 2024 |
![]() Photographed 7th January 2025 |
![]() Photographed 17th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 23rd December 2024 |
![]() Photographed 11th March 2025 |
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Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos caudatus Occasionally seen in the winter in garden and bottom of Oak field |
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![]() Photographed 19th February 2025 |
![]() Photographed 19th February 2025 |
Marsh Tit - Poecile Palustris Fairly frequent visitor to the feeders, usually in ones or twos only |
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![]() Photographed 12th October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 23rd July 2024 |
![]() Photographed 16th June 2025 |
![]() Photographed 9th December 2024 |
Family: Passeridae - Sparrows (1 species) | |
House Sparrow - Passer domesticis Very common, particularly in the garden |
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Female![]() Photographed 3rd August 2024 |
Male![]() Photographed 19th July 2024 |
Female![]() Photographed 1st September 2024 |
Male![]() Photographed 30th January 2025 |
Female![]() Photographed 11th March 2025 |
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Family: Picidae - Woodpeckers (1 species) | |
Greater Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major Common in garden and on feeders |
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Male![]() Photographed 23rd October 2024 |
Female![]() Photographed 15th January 2025 |
Juvenile![]() Photographed 19th July 2024 |
Juvenile![]() Photographed 27th July 2024 |
Family: Stittidae - Nuthatches (1 species) | |
Nuthatch - Sitta europaea Very common, frequent visitor to bird feeding station |
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![]() Photographed 25th May 2025 |
![]() Photographed 17th January 2025 |
![]() Photographed 7th January 2025 |
![]() Photographed 24th March 2025 |
Family: Sturnidae - Starlings (1 species) | |
Starling - Sturnus vulgaris Very common in winter and in great numbers, absent rest of year |
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![]() Photographed 17th January 2025 |
![]() Photographed 12th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 15th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 3rd December 2024 |
Family: Strigidea and Tytonidae - Owls and Barn Owl (1 species) | |
Little Owl - Athene noctua Not seen or heard but a couple of pellets found |
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![]() First found and photographed 17th August 2024 |
![]() First found and photographed 31st August 2024 |
Family: Sylviidae - Warblers (4 species) | |
Blackcap - Sylvia atricapilla Occasionally seen and heard |
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![]() Photographed 10th May 2025 |
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Goldcrest - Regulus regulus Occasionally seen and heard, bottom of land |
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![]() Photographed 5th November 2024 |
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Willow Warbler - Phylloscopus trochilus Very common spring/ summer |
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![]() Photographed 9th May 2025 |
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Whitethroat - Sylvia communis Seen once so far |
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![]() Photographed 8th August 2025 |
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Family: Troglodytidae (1 species) | |
Wren - Troglodytes troglodytes Very common in garden |
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![]() Photographed 23rd October 2024 |
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Family: Turdidae - Robins, Chats and Thrushes (4 species) | |
Blackbird - Turdus merula Very common across garden and land |
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![]() Photographed 4th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 1st March 2025 |
![]() Photographed 26th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 23rd December 2024 |
![]() Photographed 31st January 2024 |
![]() Photographed 8th March 2025 |
Redwing - Turdus illacus Occasionally seen in the winter |
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![]() Photographed 26th November 2024 |
![]() Photographed 17th December 2022 |
Robin - Erithacus rubecula Very common across garden and land |
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![]() Photographed 23rd July 2024 |
![]() Photographed 29th September 2024 |
![]() Photographed 31st October 2024 |
![]() Photographed 23rd October 2024 |
Stonechat - Saxicola torquata Seen regularly from late autumn |
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Male![]() Photographed 31st March 2025 |
Female![]() Photographed 13th July 2025 |