Bird AlbumUnited Kingdom · England
Lackford Lakes
174 species and 44,527 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–June, with up to 108 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merulaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lakenheath Fen RSPB Reserve18 km193 species
- Lynford Arboretum23 km148 species
- Smithy Fen34 km164 species
- WWT Welney Wetland Centre35 km216 species
- Dernford Reservoir38 km178 species
- Ouse Fen RSPB Reserve – Berry Fen43 km164 species
All 174 species recorded here
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Swift Apus apus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lackford Lakes?
April–June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 108 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lackford Lakes?
174 species, from 44,527 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lackford Lakes in November?
The most recorded in November: Tufted Duck, Canada Goose, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Teal 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.