Wanstead Wildlife
Species List 1 - Birds
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Birds
For Details of the Plant Life of the area refer to the individual areas, e.g. Wanstead Park
Birds of the area

Those shown bold are known or thought to breed here, those in italics are escapes, infrequent visitors, or uncommon now.
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Swift Apus apus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Gannet Morus bassanus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus major
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopus minor
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Sky Lark Alauda arvensis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Black Swan Cygnus atratus Swallow Hirundo rustica
Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Martin Delichon urbicum
Greylag Goose Anser anser Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Canada Goose Branta canadensis Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Gadwall Anas strepera Hedge Accentor / Dunnock Prunella modularis
Teal Anas crecca Robin Erithacus rubecula
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Garganey Anas querquedula Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Shoveler Anas clypeata Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Blackbird Turdus merula
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Redwing Turdus iliacus
Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Hobby Falco subbuteo Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
Coot Fulica atra Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Coal Tit Parus ater
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
Ruff Philomachus pugnax Great Tit Parus major
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Common Redshank Tringa totanus Jay Garrulus glandarius
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Magpie Pica pica
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Common Gull Larus canus Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris 
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Herring Gull Larus argentatus Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Feral Pigeon Columba livia (feral) Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Stock Dove Columba oenas Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Carduelis spinus
Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Barn Owl Tyto alba Redpoll sp. Carduelis flammea agg.
Little Owl Athene noctua Common Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Yellowhammer Emberiza schoeniclus
    Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
       
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