United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Woodwalton Fen
147 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Andy Mabbett · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
97 species in January.94 species in February.101 species in March.109 species in April.113 species in May.95 species in June.92 species in July.76 species in August.73 species in September.90 species in October.94 species in November.94 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
147 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).
- 147Speciesrecorded more than once
- 65Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 2ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 13,433Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 10Raptors
- 5Owls
- 12Waders
- 6Gulls & seabirds
- 17Ducks & geese
- 7Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 68Songbirds
- 20Other 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 147 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
Owls5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Herons, ibises & grebes7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds68 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great titParus major
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Other birds20 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
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.
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
Woodwalton Fen.
209 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Ramsey in Cambridgeshire
Woodwalton Fen is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
147 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 13,433 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Wood Pigeon, the Carrion Crow and the Red Kite.
27 species come for the summer, 37 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
2 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- Tee Pee Campsitecampsite · 4.9 km · 12 within 10 km
- Providence Placeplace to stay · 3.6 km · 24 within 10 km
- Ramseynearest town · 5.0 km in a straight line
- London Luton Airport (LTN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 65 km in a straight lineCar hire at LTN airport (Luton, Luton)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
- 9bird hides within 6 kmNorthern Reedbeds Hide, Rothschild Mere Hide, Gordon's Mere Hide and 6 more
- 1marked trails within 4 kmRothschild Way
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmRamsey Heights Countryside Centre
- 6viewpoints within 5 kmNorthern Reedbeds Hide, Gordon's Mere Hide, Rothschild Mere Hide and 3 more
- 13car parks within 3 km
- 12campsites within 10 kmTee Pee Campsite, Rivermill Touring Caravan and Camping Park, Muchwood Park and 9 more
- 24places to stay within 10 kmProvidence Place, Ramsey Rooms, Wennington Lodge B&B and 21 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 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 Woodwalton Fen.
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.
Woodwalton Fen
United Kingdom
- 60Birdyas Score
- 147Species
- 65Migrants
- 2Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q23103563) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 13,433 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 |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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