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Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR
177 species and 48,594 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May and September, with up to 108 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Eurasian CootFulica atraSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ladywalk WMBC NR24 km160 species
- Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve30 km193 species
- Aylestone Meadows LNR33 km154 species
- Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve39 km168 species
- Upton Warren WWT NR46 km196 species
- Eyebrook Reservoir51 km224 species
All 177 species recorded here
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Tit Parus major
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae
- Smew Mergellus albellus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR?
March–May and September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 108 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR?
177 species, from 48,594 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR in November?
The most recorded in November: Mute Swan, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Teal, Common Moorhen and Northern Shoveler.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.