United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Gibraltar Point
272 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data), CC BY 4.0, with relief shading from Copernicus WorldDEM-30
This month here
153 species in January.141 species in February.153 species in March.179 species in April.191 species in May.148 species in June.154 species in July.177 species in August.206 species in September.208 species in October.170 species in November.132 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.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
272 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).
- 272Speciesrecorded more than once
- 134Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 15ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 67,624Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 14Raptors
- 5Owls
- 39Waders
- 34Gulls & seabirds
- 37Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 104Songbirds
- 22Other 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 272 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders39 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanniNT
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Gulls & seabirds34 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Little AukAlle alle
- Atlantic PuffinFratercula arcticaVU
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
Ducks & geese37 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Taiga Bean GooseAnser fabalis
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds104 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great titParus major
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- American RedstartSetophaga ruticilla
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- CootFulica atra
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- SoraPorzana carolina
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
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 September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/3°62 mm
- Feb7°/3°54 mm
- Mar8°/4°53 mm
- Apr11°/6°41 mm
- May14°/9°56 mm
- Jun17°/12°73 mm
- Jul19°/14°69 mm
- Aug20°/14°73 mm
- Sep17°/12°52 mm
- Oct14°/10°75 mm
- Nov10°/6°71 mm
- Dec7°/4°68 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Gibraltar Point.
Nature reserve in the United Kingdom
Gibraltar Point is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
272 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 67,624 open records.
The most recorded are the Black-headed Gull, the Mallard and the Common Wood Pigeon.
68 species come for the summer, 61 for the winter and 5 only pass through.
15 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Common Pochard and European Turtle Dove.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- North Shore Holiday Centrecampsite · 6.5 km · 59 within 10 km
- The Merlewoodplace to stay · 6.0 km · 134 within 10 km
- Skegnessnearest town · 5.3 km in a straight line
- Humberside Airport (HUY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 70 km in a straight lineCar hire at NWI airport (Norwich, Norfolk)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 kmKing Charles III England Coast Path: Sutton Bridge to Skegness
- 4viewpoints within 5 km
- 6car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 59campsites within 10 kmNorth Shore Holiday Centre, Walsh's Holiday Park, Woodlands Holiday Park and 56 more
- 134places to stay within 10 kmThe Merlewood, The Newhaven Guest House, The Inn Place and 131 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 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 Gibraltar Point.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas2 mountains within 25 kmMiles Cross Hill · 21 kmThornbury Hill77 m · 24 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
Gibraltar Point
United Kingdom
- 88Birdyas Score
- 272Species
- 134Migrants
- 15Threatened
Holme Bird Observatory
United Kingdom · 20 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 297Species
- 134Migrants
- 16Threatened
North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest
United Kingdom · 48 km
- 90Birdyas Score
- 363Species
- 189Migrants
- 20Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5559190) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 67,624 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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