Guernsey
Vale Pond Colin McCathie NR
99 species and 1,595 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July–August, October and December, with up to 27 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Common RedshankTringa totanus
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes19 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 99 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jaonneuse – Seawatching Point2 km79 species
- Belle Greve Bay2 km65 species
- Saumarez Park4 km44 species
- St Peter Port Harbour4 km58 species
- Guernsey5 km105 species
- Rue Des Bergers NR6 km66 species
All 99 species recorded here
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Great Tit Parus major
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Brant Goose Branta bernicla
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Vale Pond Colin McCathie NR?
July–August, October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 27 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Vale Pond Colin McCathie NR?
99 species, from 1,595 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Vale Pond Colin McCathie NR in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Coot, Common Moorhen, Common Snipe, Grey Heron and Little Egret.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.