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Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve
204 species and 78,863 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January and March–October, with up to 125 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GadwallMareca strepera
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago105 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 204 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- WWT Martin Mere Wetland Centre60 km193 species
- Elton Reservoir72 km204 species
- Pennington Flash LNR77 km207 species
- Seaforth LWT NR79 km256 species
All 204 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Great Tit Parus major
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Common Eider Somateria mollissima
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- American Wigeon Mareca americana
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Yellow-headed Blackbird Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
- Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve?
January and March–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 125 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve?
204 species, from 78,863 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Leighton Moss RSPB Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Teal, European Robin and Mute Swan.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.