United Kingdom · England
Wanstead Flats
179 species and 111,921 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and August–October, with up to 114 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Common GullLarus canus
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
White WagtailMotacilla alba
European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula83 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 179 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Wanstead Park1 km177 species
- Walthamstow Wetlands7 km204 species
- Alexandra Park12 km154 species
- St James's Park13 km119 species
- Regent's Park13 km125 species
- Hampstead Heath14 km180 species
All 179 species recorded here
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Great Tit Parus major
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
- Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Iceland Gull Larus glaucoides
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- White-cheeked Turaco Menelikornis leucotis
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Ringed Teal Callonetta leucophrys
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Wanstead Flats?
April and August–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 114 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Wanstead Flats?
179 species, from 111,921 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Wanstead Flats in November?
The most recorded in November: Meadow Pipit, Northern Shoveler, Common Wood Pigeon, Common Gull and Eurasian Skylark.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.