There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Letchworth. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) |
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) |
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
Garganey (Anas querquedula) |
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.
As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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