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Aylestone Meadows LNR
154 species and 46,021 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January, March–May and August–November, with up to 83 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
European RobinErithacus rubecula
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
DunnockPrunella modularisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Eyebrook Reservoir29 km224 species
- Rutland Water NR31 km212 species
- Rutland Water31 km256 species
- Attenborough Nature Centre and NWT NR32 km211 species
- Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR33 km177 species
- Colwick Country Park37 km219 species
All 154 species recorded here
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Smew Mergellus albellus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Aylestone Meadows LNR?
January, March–May and August–November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 83 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Aylestone Meadows LNR?
154 species, from 46,021 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Aylestone Meadows LNR in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Magpie, Common Wood Pigeon, Common Blackbird, Mallard and Eurasian Blue Tit.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.