23rd March 2024

1 Cattle Egret (4th site record), 1 (adult) Kittiwake (flew W), 3 Shelduck, 1 Egyptian Goose, 2 Great Crested Grebe, 10 Cormorant, 6 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Little Ringed Plover, 3 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 3 Skylark, 2 Sand Martin, 2 Pied Wagtail, 2 Wheatear, 1 Willow Warbler, 2 Chiffchaff, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 2 Linnet [Catharine Strudwick, Dave Warren, Glenn Jones, Graeme Howgate, Roger Browne and Steve Thomas]

BEDDINGTON FARMLANDS SYSTEMATIC LIST

This systematic list is aimed at complimenting the Birds of Beddington Farmlands (Peter Alfrey, Brian Milne, Derek Coleman and the BFBG 2010) in providing an up-to-date species list for Beddington Farmlands and also to provide an update for the number of records of rarely recorded species.  This systematic list builds on an earlier Systematic list […]

1st October 2022

1 Cattle Egret (3rd site record), 2 Raven, 17 Mute Swan, 118 Canada Goose, 5 Egyptian Goose, 83 Mallard, 50 Gadwall, 2 Pintail, 34 Shoveler, 12 Wigeon, 60 Teal, 5 Pochard, 10 Tufted Duck, 2 Pheasant, 6 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 2 Little Egret, 8 Grey Heron, 3 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 30 Moorhen, 100 Coot, 14 Lapwing, 5 Green Sandpiper, 16 Snipe, 120 Black-headed Gull, 20 Herring Gull, 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 10 Stock Dove, 70 Woodpigeon, 1 Tawny Owl, 1 Barn Owl, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Skylark, 7 Swallow, 2 House Martin, 20 Meadow Pipit, 3 Pied Wagtail, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Stonechat, 1 Song Thrush, 4 Chiffchaff, 10 Magpie, 6 House Sparrow, 15 Linnet, 70 Goldfinch, 2 Greenfinch [Glenn Jones, Lucia Lu and Yanran Ning]

History

The Beddington Farmlands Bird Group (BFBG) has recorded the birds and other wildlife that has been observed at Beddington Farmlands since it was first formed in 1992. However, historical bird records go back over a century. The site is currently on 262 bird species and a list of these species can be seen on the […]

17th August 2020

6 Cattle Egret, 9 Mute Swan, 34 Gadwall, 14 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 19 Tufted Duck, 16 Little Grebe, 8 Cormorant, 1 Little Egret, 21 Grey Heron, 2 Kestrel, 1 Hobby, 1 Peregrine, 22 Moorhen, 114 Coot, 2 Lapwing, 3 Common Sandpiper, 500 Herring Gull, 18 Lesser Black-backed Gull, 2 Stock Dove, 1 Collared Dove, 1 Kingfisher, 1 Green Woodpecker, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Grey Wagtail, 16 Robin, 6 Blackbird, 8 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Lesser Whitethroat, 3 Cetti’s Warbler, 7 Reed Warbler, 16 Chiffchaff, 10 Wren, 10 Great Tit, 8 Blue Tit, 22 Long-tailed Tit, 1 Nuthatch, 3 Jay, 150 Carrion Crow, 75 Starling, 12 house Sparrow, 6 Linnet, 8 Goldfinch, 14 Greenfinch