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Willington Gravel Pits DWT NR
191 species and 50,212 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May and August–September, with up to 111 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Mute SwanCygnus olor89 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 191 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Attenborough Nature Centre and NWT NR23 km211 species
- Middleton Lakes RSPB Reserve30 km193 species
- Colwick Country Park34 km219 species
- Ladywalk WMBC NR36 km160 species
- Aylestone Meadows LNR38 km154 species
- Peak District NP – Underhill Farm, Elkstone39 km119 species
All 191 species recorded here
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Dunnock Prunella modularis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Red Kite Milvus milvus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great Skua Stercorarius skua
- Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors
- Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- European Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Willington Gravel Pits DWT NR?
April–May and August–September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 111 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Willington Gravel Pits DWT NR?
191 species, from 50,212 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Willington Gravel Pits DWT NR in November?
The most recorded in November: Mallard, Grey Heron, Eurasian Coot, Great Cormorant and Eurasian Magpie.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.