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Arnfield Reservoir
150 species and 44,838 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 103 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Western JackdawColoeus monedula
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Audenshaw Reservoirs10 km190 species
- Chorlton Water Park LNR20 km154 species
- Sale Water Park22 km156 species
- Elton Reservoir25 km204 species
- Woolston Eyes NR37 km237 species
- Pennington Flash LNR38 km207 species
All 150 species recorded here
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Western Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Arnfield Reservoir?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 103 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Arnfield Reservoir?
150 species, from 44,838 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Arnfield Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Western Jackdaw, Common Blackbird, Eurasian Blue Tit and Carrion Crow.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.