Wistaston Wildlife.
Wistaston Bird Sightings & Reporting.
A list of local birds seen by, or reported to, David O'Hara throughout
the year is compiled by David as a spreadsheet
which you can download for 2024. The spreadsheet
also contains a list of Butterflies seen
in the area and results of the 2024 Nest
Box Survey. David has
also compiled a list of birds as seen
by month in the form of a CSV document.
I have taken data from David's spreadsheet
and produced an abbreviated list of bird
names that can be read as a
web page; for those who don't like, or
can't access spreadsheets.
You can report any out-of-the-ordinary sightings to David
O'Hara. Trevor & Hilary Clowes also produce an article of recorded
sightings for the Roundabout Magazine.
(opens a new window).
Below is a list of some of the birds you might see as you walk around
the local area, and quite a few will be seen in your gardens. Various
Geese and Swans can sometimes be seen, or heard, flying overhead. Possibly
between Sandbach Flashes, Crewe Park and Nantwich Lake. Various wildfowl
and waterbirds have been seen in the brook on occassion but not in large
numbers or very often.
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Family |
Notes |
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
Tytonidae |
|
Blackbird |
Turdus merula |
Turdidae |
1 |
Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla |
Sylviidae |
2 |
Black-headed Gull |
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Lardae |
1 |
Blue Tit |
Cyanistes caeruleus |
Paridae |
1 |
Bullfinch |
Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
Fringillidae |
1 |
Buzzard |
Buteo buteo |
Accipitridae |
2 |
Canada Goose |
Branta canadensis |
Anatidae |
2 |
Carrion Crow |
Corvus corone |
Corvidae |
2 |
Chaffinch |
Fringilla coelebs |
Fringillidae |
1 |
Coal Tit |
Periparus ater |
Paridae |
1 |
Collared Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
Columbidae |
1 |
Common Gull |
Larus canus |
Lardae |
|
Coot |
Fulica atra |
Rallidae |
2 |
Corn Bunting |
Emberiza calandra |
Emberizidae |
|
Dunnock |
Prunella modularis |
Prunellidae |
1 |
European Green Woodpecker |
Picus viridis |
Picidae |
|
European Robin |
Erithacus rubecula |
Muscicapidae |
1 |
Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris |
Turdidae |
1 |
Firecrest |
Regulus ignicapilla |
Regulidae |
|
Garden Warbler |
Sylvia borin |
Sylviidae |
|
Goldcrest |
Regulus regulus |
Regulidae |
|
Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
Fringillidae |
1 |
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Dendrocopos major |
Picidae |
1 |
Great Tit |
Parus major |
Paridae |
1 |
Greenfinch |
Chloris chloris |
Fringillidae |
1 |
Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
Ardeidae |
2 |
Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
Motacillidae |
2 |
Greylag Goose |
Anser anser |
Anatidae |
|
Herring Gull |
Larus argentatus |
Lardae |
2 |
House Martin |
Delichon urbicum |
Hirundinidae |
2 |
House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Passeridae |
1 |
Jackdaw |
Corvus monedula |
Corvidae |
1 |
Jay |
Garrulus glandarius |
Corvidae |
1 |
Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
Falconidae |
2 |
Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
Alcedinidae |
2 |
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
Larus fuscus |
Lardae |
|
Lesser Redpoll |
Carduelis cabaret |
Fringillidae |
|
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker |
Dryobates minor |
Picidae |
|
Long-tailed Tit |
Aegithalos caudatus |
Aegithalidae |
1 |
Magpie |
Pica pica |
Corvidae |
1 |
Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Anatidae |
2 |
Mandarin Duck |
Aix galericulata |
Anatidae |
|
Mistle Thrush |
Turdus visivorus |
Turdidae |
1 |
Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
Rallidae |
2 |
Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
Anatidae |
2 |
Nuthatch |
Sitta europea |
Sittidae |
1 |
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
Falconidae |
|
Pheasant |
Phasianus colchicus |
Phasianidae |
1 |
Pied Wagtail |
Motacilla alba yarrellii |
Motacillidae |
1 |
Raven |
Corvus corax |
Corvidae |
2 |
Redwing |
Turdus iliacus |
Turdidae |
1 |
Reed Bunting |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
Emberizidae |
1 |
Rook |
Corvus frugilegus |
Corvidae |
2 |
Siskin |
Carduelis spinus |
Fringillidae |
|
Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
Turdidae |
1 |
Sparrowhawk |
Accipter nisus |
Accipitridae |
1 |
Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Sturnidae |
1 |
Stock Dove |
Columba oenas |
Columbidae |
|
Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Hirundinidae |
2 |
Swift |
Apus apus |
Apogidae |
|
Tawny Owl |
Strix aluco |
Strigidae |
1 |
Tree Sparrow |
Passer montanus |
Passeridae |
|
Treecreeper |
Certhia familiaris |
Certhiidae |
2 |
Western Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla flava |
Motacillidae |
|
Wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
Muscicapidae |
|
White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba alba |
Motacillidae |
|
Whitethroat |
Sylvia communis |
Sylviidae |
|
Woodcock |
Scolopax rusticola |
Scolopacidae |
|
Wood Pigeon |
Columba palumbus |
Columbidae |
1 |
Wren |
Troglodytes troglodytes |
Troglodytidae |
1 |
Yellowhammer |
Emberiza citrinella |
Emberizidae |
|
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|
|
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- Seen in the garden when I lived at Rowan House.
- Seen by me on the Wonderful Wistaston Walk.
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Page produced by Terry Hughes from personal observations
and data supplied by David O'Hara.
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