United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen
137 bird species recorded; the most from April to May and in July.
Ben Sale from Stevenage, UK · CC BY 2.0
This month here
82 species in January.78 species in February.92 species in March.103 species in April.104 species in May.95 species in June.98 species in July.73 species in August.81 species in September.76 species in October.70 species in November.79 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
137 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 137Speciesrecorded more than once
- 64Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 20,755Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 5Owls
- 14Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 65Songbirds
- 18Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 137 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Songbirds65 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great titParus major
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May and in July.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/1°59 mm
- Feb7°/1°51 mm
- Mar10°/2°49 mm
- Apr14°/4°39 mm
- May17°/7°57 mm
- Jun20°/10°69 mm
- Jul22°/12°68 mm
- Aug22°/12°69 mm
- Sep19°/10°48 mm
- Oct15°/7°68 mm
- Nov10°/4°65 mm
- Dec7°/2°63 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen.
155.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
137 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 20,755 open records.
The most recorded are the Lesser Black-backed Gull, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Eurasian Blackbird.
35 species come for the summer, 29 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from April to May and in July.
Get there and watch
- Karma Farm Eco-Campsitecampsite · 6.6 km · 11 within 10 km
- Aaran House Studplace to stay · 3.8 km · 20 within 10 km
- Fordhamnearest town · 2.2 km in a straight line
- London Stansted Airport (STN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 48 km in a straight lineCar hire at STN airport (London, Essex)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1marked trails within 4 kmFreckenham Circular Walk
- 39car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmKarma Farm Eco-Campsite, The Jarman Centre, The Nook Campsite and 8 more
- 20places to stay within 10 kmAaran House Stud, The Rosery Hotel, Bedford Lodge Hotel and 17 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas5 mountains within 25 kmMaidscross Hill · 15 kmGreat Wood Hill136 m · 19 kmWandlebury Hill74 m · 22 kmRivey Hill112 m · 23 kmLittle Trees Hill74 m · 23 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen
United Kingdom
- 57Birdyas Score
- 137Species
- 64Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q27990714) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 20,755 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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