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Natural History of Radley

Birds
Birds of the Radley Lakes >
The following lists the wild birds found in and around Radley.

Resident birds

  • Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
  • Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
  • Cormorant  (Phalacrocorax  carbo)
  • Grey heron (Ardea cinerea)
  • Mute swan (Cygnus olor)
  • Greylag goose (Anser Anser)
  • Canada goose (Branta canadensis)
  • Gadwall (Anas Strepera)
  • Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
  • Pochard (Aythya ferina)
  • Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
  • Red Kite (Milvus migrans)
  • Sparrowhalk (Accipiter nisus)
  • Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
  • Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
  • Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
  • Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
  • Grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
  • Red legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
  • Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
  • Coot (Fulica atra)
  • Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
  • Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
  • Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
  • Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
  • Redshank (Tringa totanus)
  • Black-headed gull (Larus ridibundus)
  • Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)
  • Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
  • Collared dove (Streptopelia decaoto)
  • Barn owl (Tyto alba)
  • Little owl (Athene noctua)
  • Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
  • Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
  • Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
  • Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
  • Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocops minor)
  • Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
  • Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
  • Pied wagtail (Motacilla alba)
  • Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
  • Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
  • Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
  • Blackbird (Turdus merula)
  • Songthrush (Turdus philomelos)
  • Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
  • Long-tailed tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
  • Marsh tit (Parus palustris)
  • Coal tit (Parus ater)
  • Blue tit (Parus caeruleus)
  • Great tit (Parus major)
  • Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
  • Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
  • Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
  • Magpie (Pica pica)
  • Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
  • Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
  • Carrion crow (Corvus corone)
  • Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
  • House sparrow (Passer domesticus)
  • Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
  • Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris)
  • Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
  • Linnet (Carduelis cannabina)
  • Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
  • Reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
  • Cetti's warbler (Cettia cetti)


Goldfinch, photographed 04 July 2008 by S Calvert-Fisher

Goldfinch (04 July 2008)

 

Robin, photographed 14 May 2005 by L Pasquire

Robin (14 May 2005)

 

Pheasant (part albino) (Dec 2004)

Male Pheasant (December 2004) showing the albino trait characteristic of many Radley pheasants in recent years.

 

Blackbird and young (14 June 2004)

Female blackbird with young (14 June 2004)

 

Greenfinch (12 June 2004)

Greenfinch (12 June 2004)
   
 
 
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We are grateful to John Hillsdon for his help in compiling the above list. Additional sightings by Steve King and Stephen Burch.
 
If you too have seen any birds in Radley that are not included, please contact us.
 

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