Easy to see around the village, good for new bird spotters to identify

Frequent visitor fairly easy to find around the village and surrounds

More difficult to spot, rare to find in the village, you will have to go looking for these

A rare find, keep your eyes open, you never know you might be lucky.

Photo

Name

Spotted in Wanborough or around

Comments

European Robin

We have them all over the village. Very territorial and will stay in the same location for many years

Whinchat

Has been seen along the field edges of The Hollow in late summer

Stonechat

Has been seen along the field edges of The Hollow in early spring and autumn when migrating

Northern Wheatear

Likes to nest in the fields on the Wanborough Plain

Blackbird

We have them all over the village the females are not black but brown

Redwing

Winter visitor. Like a Thrush, but a red flash under each wing when it takes flight. During very cold snaps they move in to Lower Wanborough to gorge on berries on the bushes.

Fieldfare

Winter visitor, less common that its other Scandinavian relative the Red Wing. Can usually be seen on Wanborough Plain from November.

Song Thrush

Has a distinctive repeating song, and likes to smash snail shells on rocks so is often spotted on the ground, has been seen across the village

Mistle Thrush

Larger than the Song Thrush, tends to perch high in tall trees. Has been seen around the Lower Rec.