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Frensham Common and Ponds SSSI
197 species and 38,850 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May and July–September, with up to 106 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Eurasian CootFulica atra
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major75 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 197 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Thursley Common6 km154 species
- Tice's Meadow8 km168 species
- South Downs NP – Pulborough Brooks RSPB Reserve32 km199 species
- Warnham LNR33 km143 species
- Staines Moor SSSI38 km161 species
- Staines Reservoirs38 km212 species
All 197 species recorded here
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Cinnamon Teal Spatula cyanoptera
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Frensham Common and Ponds SSSI?
March–May and July–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 106 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Frensham Common and Ponds SSSI?
197 species, from 38,850 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Frensham Common and Ponds SSSI in November?
The most recorded in November: Tufted Duck, Eurasian Coot, Goldcrest, Great Crested Grebe and Mallard.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.