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Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve
193 species and 88,927 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–June and August–September, with up to 124 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
GadwallMareca strepera
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Eurasian TealAnas creccaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ladywalk WMBC NR7 km160 species
- Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve18 km168 species
- Willington Gravel Pits DWT NR30 km191 species
- Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR30 km177 species
- Aylestone Meadows LNR38 km154 species
- Upton Warren WWT NR41 km196 species
All 193 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Tit Parus major
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Bufflehead Bucephala albeola
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Merlin Falco columbarius
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve?
March–June and August–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 124 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve?
193 species, from 88,927 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Mute Swan, Eurasian Coot, Tufted Duck, Great Cormorant 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.