Bird AlbumUnited Kingdom · England
Dernford Reservoir
178 species and 39,999 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and August–October, with up to 102 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Greylag GooseAnser anser
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
White WagtailMotacilla albaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Fowlmere RSPB Reserve8 km168 species
- Smithy Fen18 km164 species
- Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB Reserve22 km220 species
- Ouse Fen RSPB Reserve – Berry Fen25 km164 species
- Grafham Water36 km255 species
- Lackford Lakes38 km174 species
All 178 species recorded here
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Great Tit Parus major
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- White-faced Whistling Duck Dendrocygna viduata
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Maned Duck Chenonetta jubata
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Australian Shelduck Tadorna tadornoides
- Cape Teal Anas capensis
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Dernford Reservoir?
April–May and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 102 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Dernford Reservoir?
178 species, from 39,999 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Dernford Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Little Grebe, Eurasian Wigeon and Tufted Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.