United Kingdom · England
Hampstead Heath
180 species and 59,218 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and August–October, with up to 91 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Rock DoveColumba livia
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Regent's Park3 km125 species
- Alexandra Park4 km154 species
- Brent Reservoir6 km228 species
- Hyde Park6 km132 species
- St James's Park7 km119 species
- Totteridge Valley8 km130 species
All 180 species recorded here
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Little Auk Alle alle
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hampstead Heath?
April and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 91 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hampstead Heath?
180 species, from 59,218 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hampstead Heath in November?
The most recorded in November: Carrion Crow, Eurasian Magpie, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Wood Pigeon and Black-headed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.