Bird AlbumUnited Kingdom · England
Smithy Fen
164 species and 64,167 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–September, with up to 109 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
European Herring GullLarus argentatus
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Eurasian MagpiePica picaSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Ouse Fen RSPB Reserve – Berry Fen10 km164 species
- Fen Drayton Lakes RSPB Reserve12 km220 species
- Dernford Reservoir18 km178 species
- Fowlmere RSPB Reserve24 km168 species
- WWT Welney Wetland Centre27 km216 species
- Grafham Water31 km255 species
All 164 species recorded here
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Great Tit Parus major
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Smithy Fen?
March–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 109 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Smithy Fen?
164 species, from 64,167 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Smithy Fen in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Lapwing, Redwing, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Teal and European Herring Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.