United Kingdom · England
Sale Water Park
156 species and 67,778 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May, July and November, with up to 95 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common GullLarus canus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone82 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 156 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Chorlton Water Park LNR2 km154 species
- Audenshaw Reservoirs12 km190 species
- Woolston Eyes NR15 km237 species
- Elton Reservoir16 km204 species
- Pennington Flash LNR17 km207 species
- Arnfield Reservoir22 km150 species
All 156 species recorded here
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Murre Uria aalge
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sale Water Park?
March–May, July and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 95 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sale Water Park?
156 species, from 67,778 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sale Water Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Mute Swan, Great Cormorant, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Coot and Grey Heron.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.