Bird AlbumUnited Kingdom · England
Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve
168 species and 44,143 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–May, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve18 km193 species
- Ladywalk WMBC NR18 km160 species
- Upton Warren WWT NR27 km196 species
- Grimley – Camp Lane Pits38 km171 species
- Brandon Marsh SSSI and NR39 km177 species
- Willington Gravel Pits DWT NR43 km191 species
All 168 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Loon Gavia immer
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve?
March–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve?
168 species, from 44,143 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve in November?
The most recorded in November: Canada Goose, Common Moorhen, Mallard, Mute Swan and Eurasian Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.