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Birds on the Dorchester Loop

Birdwatching Summary

Or: What am I likely to see when?

The first figure in each month is the percentage of walks when one or more of the species was encountered.
The second figure is the typical number encountered calculated as the total for the month divided by the number of days on which it was recorded.

SpeciesJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Mute Swan100% 1893% 2393% 967% 1060% 360% 886% 493% 493% 480% 693% 1293% 9
Bewick's Swan (Tundra Swan)         7% 6  
Greylag Goose 27% 1 7% 1        
Greater Canada Goose100% 3187% 2393% 2093% 1193% 1880% 1571% 1340% 227% 1007% 943% 3364% 51
Barnacle Goose8% 120% 1          
Eurasian Wigeon23% 5          7% 2
Eurasian Teal 13% 27% 2       7% 4014% 52
Mallard100% 8993% 83100% 4793% 4393% 4893% 53100% 5793% 99100% 10493% 116100% 119100% 103
Northern Shoveler8% 2 13% 2         
Red - legged Partridge  7% 2         
Common Pheasant31% 227% 153% 180% 267% 140% 143% 27% 121% 347% 343% 250% 2
Little Grebe15% 113% 1      21% 227% 121% 114% 2
Great Cormorant62% 253% 260% 233% 27% 220% 114% 340% 243% 153% 350% 264% 2
Little Egret46% 267% 253% 120% 1 27% 121% 240% 257% 267% 229% 250% 1
Grey Heron62% 127% 113% 120% 1 13% 229% 120% 143% 160% 157% 257% 1
Red Kite     13% 1      
Northern Goshawk8% 1           
Eurasian Sparrowhawk15% 17% 147% 153% 133% 127% 214% 17% 143% 147% 17% 121% 1
Common Buzzard62% 187% 293% 380% 253% 193% 279% 280% 293% 180% 2100% 286% 2
Common Kestrel46% 133% 133% 153% 1 47% 136% 1 14% 120% 129% 150% 1
Eurasian Hobby   7% 17% 1  7% 17% 1   
Peregrine Falcon8% 1  7% 1 7% 17% 120% 129% 113% 136% 143% 1
Water Rail         7% 1 21% 1
Common Moorhen92% 493% 280% 273% 267% 160% 279% 493% 4100% 493% 4100% 5100% 4
Common Coot  7% 127% 27% 67% 2     14% 1
European Golden Plover8% 50          7% 30
Northern Lapwing46% 6747% 68       7% 129% 2957% 49
Common Snipe15% 313% 5 7% 1   7% 1 7% 114% 243% 3
Eurasian Woodcock8% 1         7% 1 
Bar - tailed Godwit       7% 2    
Common Sandpiper    7% 1 21% 1     
Black - headed Gull54% 6547% 2327% 38  7% 157% 393% 30100% 2293% 33100% 41100% 57
Common Gull (Mew Gull)23% 1027% 1320% 5      13% 143% 129% 2
Lesser Black - backed Gull     27% 143% 17% 5 7% 27% 1 
Herring Gull100% 1893% 1693% 993% 2093% 993% 6100% 793% 19100% 1393% 41100% 34100% 15
Great Black - backed Gull   13% 1 7% 1 13% 1    
Stock Dove (Stock Pigeon)15% 153% 233% 247% 333% 227% 336% 147% 114% 120% 221% 214% 3
Common Wood Pigeon54% 5147% 3353% 2647% 2047% 1793% 29100% 2693% 21100% 2693% 27100% 33100% 43
Eurasian Collared Dove54% 747% 753% 447% 447% 493% 6100% 593% 7100% 587% 5100% 6100% 8
Little Owl   7% 17% 1       
Tawny Owl 7% 2   7% 1  14% 120% 1 7% 1
Common Swift   20% 1293% 1893% 14100% 1060% 4    
Common Kingfisher     13% 114% 127% 136% 247% 136% 129% 1
Green Woodpecker100% 147% 120% 113% 17% 1 7% 127% 17% 17% 121% 114% 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker54% 180% 153% 160% 113% 240% 243% 147% 171% 133% 271% 250% 1
Sky Lark15% 4 7% 2 13% 213% 121% 1 7% 1573% 757% 229% 2
Sand Martin    7% 5  13% 314% 4   
Barn Swallow  13% 493% 593% 1293% 10100% 1093% 11100% 1333% 5  
House Martin   33% 860% 793% 886% 893% 1179% 11   
Tree Pipit          7% 1 
Meadow Pipit62% 7 20% 7      7% 1014% 629% 11
Yellow Wagtail    7% 17% 1      
Grey Wagtail38% 260% 260% 273% 280% 260% 257% 233% 286% 287% 257% 279% 2
White/Pied Wagtail92% 620% 227% 747% 133% 267% 136% 127% 143% 267% 293% 779% 2
Winter Wren100% 393% 493% 693% 893% 993% 10100% 693% 5100% 393% 4100% 479% 4
Hedge Accentor100% 693% 993% 993% 793% 693% 586% 360% 293% 393% 5100% 4100% 6
European Robin100% 993% 8100% 793% 893% 793% 6100% 393% 6100% 1393% 13100% 8100% 7
Black Redstart15% 1           
Stonechat8% 17% 1        7% 114% 1
Northern Wheatear        14% 2   
Common Blackbird100% 3093% 22100% 1593% 1693% 1893% 17100% 1093% 6100% 593% 10100% 15100% 24
Fieldfare54% 1147% 2427% 9       7% 236% 8
Song Thrush100% 487% 467% 273% 193% 287% 257% 213% 17% 520% 150% 179% 4
Redwing85% 4693% 5247% 38      7% 657% 350% 11
Mistle Thrush31% 147% 313% 233% 113% 17% 114% 2 29% 253% 221% 221% 2
Cetti's Warbler        14% 120% 1  
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus   47% 233% 180% 264% 153% 27% 1   
Blackcap 7% 133% 193% 693% 6100% 693% 413% 143% 120% 1  
Garden Warbler   13% 1        
Lesser Whitethroat       13% 1    
Common Chiffchaff8% 1 47% 593% 693% 493% 5100% 373% 493% 453% 321% 2 
Willow Warbler   20% 113% 2 7% 153% 343% 1   
Goldcrest15% 120% 1 20% 1  7% 1  20% 114% 214% 2
Spotted Flycatcher    47% 167% 286% 260% 436% 3   
Long - tailed Tit38% 540% 340% 340% 220% 540% 329% 327% 621% 847% 879% 693% 5
Blue Tit100% 793% 6100% 793% 687% 387% 3100% 493% 5100% 593% 5100% 6100% 8
Great Tit100% 793% 893% 693% 687% 493% 493% 393% 3100% 593% 5100% 5100% 7
Coal Tit54% 140% 113% 113% 17% 120% 17% 120% 121% 1 21% 114% 1
Nuthatch (Wood Nuthatch)85% 267% 193% 187% 133% 333% 186% 267% 271% 287% 257% 171% 2
Eurasian Treecreeper8% 113% 133% 127% 113% 220% 114% 27% 1 20% 27% 229% 1
Eurasian Jay   7% 1     13% 1 7% 1
Black - billed Magpie46% 233% 240% 247% 227% 267% 286% 267% 293% 287% 379% 386% 2
Eurasian Jackdaw100% 2893% 2493% 2693% 2793% 2593% 35100% 7093% 30100% 2893% 26100% 20100% 25
Rook100% 5193% 1487% 693% 1293% 1993% 19100% 5493% 24100% 3193% 28100% 26100% 39
Carrion Crow100% 1093% 893% 893% 593% 593% 6100% 1793% 7100% 493% 493% 5100% 4
Common Raven23% 167% 160% 167% 140% 3  27% 121% 133% 136% 136% 3
Common Starling92% 7093% 2093% 893% 593% 693% 686% 680% 8100% 893% 20100% 18100% 32
House Sparrow100% 1793% 1393% 1393% 1493% 1593% 18100% 1493% 13100% 893% 13100% 16100% 16
Eurasian Tree Sparrow  7% 1         
Chaffinch100% 1393% 16100% 1293% 1293% 1393% 12100% 1087% 593% 593% 7100% 7100% 8
European Greenfinch100% 793% 11100% 1293% 1293% 1093% 10100% 1087% 693% 380% 379% 593% 6
European Goldfinch92% 593% 1047% 593% 893% 993% 8100% 987% 793% 693% 1993% 11100% 11
Eurasian Siskin8% 453% 540% 413% 213% 2       
Common Linnet   20% 427% 433% 321% 2     
Common Redpoll  7% 1         
Common Bullfinch 7% 1  13% 2 7% 2  7% 136% 243% 4
Yellowhammer 7% 1 13% 1  7% 2     
Reed Bunting   13% 2        

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