United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Nene Washes
201 bird species recorded; the most in January and from March to May.
Dudley Miles · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
130 species in January.123 species in February.131 species in March.140 species in April.141 species in May.114 species in June.110 species in July.117 species in August.129 species in September.120 species in October.117 species in November.121 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
201 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).
- 201Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 46,888Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 5Owls
- 32Waders
- 17Gulls & seabirds
- 31Ducks & geese
- 13Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 67Songbirds
- 21Other 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 201 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusNT
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesVU
- Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- SanderlingCalidris alba
Gulls & seabirds17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Iceland GullLarus glaucoides
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
Ducks & geese31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Herons, ibises & grebes13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds67 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great titParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
Other birds21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in January and from March to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan7°/1°55 mm
- Feb8°/1°48 mm
- Mar10°/2°47 mm
- Apr14°/4°40 mm
- May17°/7°56 mm
- Jun20°/10°65 mm
- Jul22°/12°66 mm
- Aug22°/12°69 mm
- Sep19°/10°46 mm
- Oct15°/7°67 mm
- Nov10°/4°62 mm
- Dec7°/2°60 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Nene Washes.
Wetland in Cambridgeshire, England
Nene Washes is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
201 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 46,888 open records.
The most recorded are the Corncrake, corn crake, the Common Wood Pigeon and the Mute Swan.
49 species come for the summer, 41 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded in January and from March to May.
Get there and watch
- New Haven Residential Parkcampsite · 3.7 km · 11 within 10 km
- The Falcon Hotelplace to stay · 3.9 km · 36 within 10 km
- Primrose Placenearest town · 2.5 km in a straight line
- London Stansted Airport (STN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 80 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
- 3marked trails within 4 kmNene Way, Hereward Way
- 24car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 11campsites within 10 kmNew Haven Residential Park, Northey Lodge, Fourwinds and 8 more
- 36places to stay within 10 kmThe Falcon Hotel, Oversley Lodge Farmhouse Bed and Breakfast, Travelodge and 33 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 Nene Washes.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
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.
Nene Washes
United Kingdom
- 74Birdyas Score
- 201Species
- 91Migrants
- 5Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6991602) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 46,888 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 | Islandyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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