Heath Birds Summary - HAMPSTEAD HEATH - 2013

A Summary of Heath Birds, Times Seen and usual Food

SUMMER VISITORS (March, April onwards)

grebe, heron (fish)
wagtail, swallow, swift, martin, chiffchaff, willow warbler, spotted flycatcher (insects)
blackcap (insects, fruit & berries)
turtle dove (seeds)

AUTUMN sightings

whinchat, wheatear (insects)

WINTER VISITORS (October to April)

redwing, fieldfare (earthworms & fruit)
siskins, redpoll (tree seeds & berries)

WATER BIRDS

moorhen, black-headed gull, coot, tufted duck, great crested grebe, pochard, mallard, swan

WATERSIDE BIRDS

wagtail, London pigeon, heron

OPEN HEATH

blackbird, crow, fieldfare, goldfinch, house martin, house sparrow, kestrel, linnet, magpie, redwing, skylark, song thrush, mistle thrush, swallow, swift, starling, whinchat, wheatear

WOODLAND and WOODLAND EDGES

blue tit, blackcap, bullfinch, chiffchaff, coal tit, chaffinch, dunnock (hedge sparrow), goldcrest, great tit, greenfinch, jackdaw, jay, long-tailed tit, nuthatch, pigeon, rook, redpoll, robin, siskin, spotted flycatcher, tree creeper, tree sparrow, tawny owl, wren, willow warbler, woodpecker