Birds

The following lists the wild birds found in and around Radley.

Please click on the thumbnail to go the individual posting, clicking on other links such as Family, Species, takes you to a listing page for that item. Click on column headings to sort the postings.

Click here to see the list of recorded species with no photograph.

Group	Order	Family	Species	Common Name	Author	Date
Birds	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	B Crowley	2009/03/15
Birds	Charadriiformes	Laridae	Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	B Crowley	2014/06/28
Birds	Passeriformes	Turdidae	Turdus merula	Blackbird		2004/06/14
Birds	Passeriformes	Sylviidae	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap	B Crowley	2011/01/30
Birds	Passeriformes	Paridae	Parus caeruleus	Blue Tit	B Crowley	2008/05/26
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Bullfinch	B Crowley	2010/12/19
Birds	Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	Buteo buteo	Buzzard	B Crowley	2007/07/22
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Branta canadensis	Canada Goose	L J Pasquire	2005/05/15
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Serinus canaria	Canary	G Cocker	2009/01/26
Birds	Passeriformes	Corvidae	Corvus corone	Carrion Crow	B Crowley	2011/05/28
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/02/15
Birds	Passeriformes	Phylloscopidae	Phylloscopus collybita	Chiffchaff	B Crowley	2009/04/11
Birds	Passeriformes	Paridae	Parus ater	Coal Tit	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/02/06
Birds	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Streptopelia decaocto	Collared Dove	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/02/07
Birds	Charadriiformes	Sternidae	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	B Crowley	2011/05/28
Birds	Gruiformes	Rallidae	Fulica atra	Coot	B Crowley	2008/12/26
Birds	Suliformes	Phalacrocoracidae	Phalacrocorax carbo	Cormorant	J Kellard	2008/04/01
Birds	Passeriformes	Prunellidae	Prunella modularis	Dunnock	B Crowley	2009/03/18
Birds	Passeriformes	Prunellidae	Prunella modularis	Dunnock	B Crowley	2011/08/31
Birds	Psittaciformes	Psittaculidae	Platycercus eximius	Eastern Rosella Parakeet	L J Pasquire	2005/06/19
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Alopochen aegyptiacus	Egyptian Goose	B Crowley	2014/06/28
Birds	Passeriformes	Turdidae	Turdus pilaris	Fieldfare	B Crowley	2009/02/05
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas Strepera	Gadwall	G Cocker	2011/03/07
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Carduelis carduelis	Goldfinch	B Crowley	2011/03/13
Birds	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	B Crowley	2009/03/15
Birds	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	M Kosniowski	2010/05/09
Birds	Podicipediformes	Podicipedidae	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	M Kosniowski	2010/08/08
Birds	Piciformes	Picidae	Dendrocopos major	Great Spotted Woodpecker	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/02/07
Birds	Passeriformes	Paridae	Parus major	Great Tit	S Calvert-Fisher	2008/11/07
Birds	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	Tringa ochropus	Green Sandpiper	S Burch	2005/10/02
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Carduelis chloris	Greenfinch		2004/06/12
Birds	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	L J Pasquire	2005/06/06
Birds	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	J Kellard	2008/06/04
Birds	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	B Crowley	2011/05/28
Birds	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	Phalaropus fulicarius	Grey Phalarope	S Burch	2009/11/21
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anser Anser	Greylag Goose	B Crowley	2006/04/10
Birds	Falconiformes	Falconidae	Falco subbuteo	Hobby	M Kosniowski	2009/06/02
Birds	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Delichon urbica	House Martin	S Calvert-Fisher	2011/05/29
Birds	Passeriformes	Passeridae	Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/04/19
Birds	Passeriformes	Corvidae	Corvus monedula	Jackdaw	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/03/01
Birds	Passeriformes	Corvidae	Garrulus glandarius	Jay	S Calvert-Fisher	2010/01/07
Birds	Coraciiformes	Alcedinidae	Alcedo atthis	Kingfisher	S Burch	2005/09/18
Birds	Charadriiformes	Charadriidae	Vanellus vanellus	Lapwing	B Crowley	2008/06/10
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Carduelis cannabina	Linnet	S Calvert-Fisher	2008/07/26
Birds	Pelecaniformes	Ardeidae	Egretta garzetta	Little Egret	M Kosniowski	2010/08/08
Birds	Passeriformes	Aegithalidae	Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed tit	B Crowley	2006/03/19
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	J Kellard	2008/04/01
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	L J Pasquire	2005/06/05
Birds	Passeriformes	Sittidae	Sitta europaea	Nuthatch	G Cocker	2011/01/01
Birds	Charadriiformes	Haematopodidae	Haematopus ostralegus	Oystercatcher	B Crowley	2011/05/28
Birds	Charadriiformes	Haematopodidae	Haematopus ostralegus	Oystercatcher	B Crowley	2013/07/14
Birds	Galliformes	Phasianidae	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasant		2004/12/01
Birds	Galliformes	Phasianidae	Phasianus colchicus	Pheasant	B Crowley	2011/03/20
Birds	Passeriformes	Motacillidae	Motacilla alba	Pied Wagtail	S Calvert-Fisher	2008/11/18
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Aythya ferina	Pochard	B Crowley	2011/12/03
Birds	Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	Milvus milvus	Red Kite	B Crowley	2009/03/08
Birds	Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	Milvus milvus	Red Kite	B Crowley	2014/05/16
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Netta rufina	Red-crested Pochard	B Crowley	2011/05/28
Birds	Galliformes	Phasianidae	Alectoris rufa	Red-legged Partridge	G Cocker	2010/05/29
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Carduelis flammea	Redpoll	S Calvert-Fisher	2008/11/09
Birds	Passeriformes	Emberizidae	Emberiza schoeniclus	Reed Bunting	J Kellard	2009/05/23
Birds	Passeriformes	Muscicapidae	Erithacus rubecula	Robin	L J Pasquire	2005/05/14
Birds	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	M Kosniowski	2010/05/09
Birds	Passeriformes	Acrocephalidae	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler	M Kosniowski	2010/04/24
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas clypeata	Shoveler	B Crowley	2011/01/30
Birds	Passeriformes	Fringillidae	Carduelis spinus	Siskin	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/03/23
Birds	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	Gallinago gallinago	Snipe	S Calvert-Fisher	2010/01/07
Birds	Passeriformes	Turdidae	Turdus philomelos	Songthrush	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/02/06
Birds	Falconiformes	Accipitridae	Accipiter nisus	Sparrowhawk	J Kellard	2008/03/29
Birds	Passeriformes	Sturnidae	Sturnus vulgaris	Starling	B Crowley	2009/05/22
Birds	Passeriformes	Hirundinidae	Hirundo rustica	Swallow	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/08/23
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas crecca	Teal	B Crowley	2009/03/08
Birds	Passeriformes	Certhiidae	Certhia familiaris	Treecreeper	G Cocker	2011/11/20
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	B Crowley	2007/01/14
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	M Kosniowski	2009/04/22
Birds	Charadriiformes	Scolopacidae	Calidris fuscicollis	White-rumped Sandpiper	S Burch	2005/11/05
Birds	Passeriformes	Sylviidae	Sylvia communis	Whitethroat	L J Pasquire	2006/04/26
Birds	Anseriformes	Anatidae	Anas penelope	Wigeon	B Crowley	2011/12/03
Birds	Columbiformes	Columbidae	Columba palumbus	Wood Pigeon	B Crowley	2009/02/21
Birds	Passeriformes	Troglodytidae	Troglodytes troglodytes	Wren	S Calvert-Fisher	2014/06/01
Birds	Passeriformes	Emberizidae	Emberiza citrinella	Yellowhammer	S Calvert-Fisher	2009/03/24

Recorded species with no photograph

Resident birds

Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Grey partridge (Perdix perdix)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Barn owl (Tyto alba)
Little owl (Athene noctua)
Tawny owl (Strix aluco)
Green woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocops minor)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Marsh tit (Parus palustris)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Cetti’s warbler (Cettia cetti)

Non-Resident Birds
Summer visitors

Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Swift (Apus apus)

Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Garden warbler (Sylvia borin)
Willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Reed warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Grasshopper warbler (Locustella naevia)
Spotted flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)

Winter visitors

Pintail (Anas acuta)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Smew (Mergus albellus)
Common gull (Larus canus)
Herring gull (Larus argentatus)
Yellow-legged gull (Larus michahellis)
Great blackbacked gull (Larus marinus)
Lesser blackbacked gull (Larus fuscus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)

Passage Birds

Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Common sandpiper (Tringa hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) Nov 2004, Jan 2011.
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) Sept 2005, Sept 2009
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) May 2006.
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) Aug 2006
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) Aug 2006
Little Stint (Calidris minuta) Sept 2006
Spotted redshank (Tringa erythropus) Sept 2006
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) Sept 2006
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides) April 2009
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) Sept 2009
Bewick’s Swan (Cygnus columbianus) Jan & Dec 2010
Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana) Sept 2010
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) Oct 2010
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) Jan 2011
Scaup (Aythya marila) Jan 2011

Escapees

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) June 2008.

We are grateful to John Hillsdon for his help in compiling the original list. Additional sightings by Steve King, Stephen Burch, Sue Calvert-Fisher and many others.

If you too have seen any birds in Radley that are not included, please contact us.

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