United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Dersingham Bog
266 bird species recorded; the most in May and from August to October.
L. Shyamal · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
180 species in January.162 species in February.170 species in March.187 species in April.188 species in May.167 species in June.173 species in July.188 species in August.202 species in September.197 species in October.178 species in November.166 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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- Summer visitor comes to breed
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- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
266 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).
- 266Speciesrecorded more than once
- 133Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 13ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 174,516Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 6Owls
- 42Waders
- 31Gulls & seabirds
- 41Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 91Songbirds
- 23Other 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 266 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Snowy OwlBubo scandiacusVU
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Western SandpiperCalidris mauri
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Semipalmated SandpiperCalidris pusillaNT
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Baird's SandpiperCalidris bairdii
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Grey (Red) PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Wilson's PhalaropePhalaropus tricolor
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Buff-breasted SandpiperCalidris subruficollisVU
Gulls & seabirds31 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Little AukAlle alle
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Common MurreUria aalge
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Common LoonGavia immer
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Glaucous GullLarus hyperboreus
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
Ducks & geese41 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- SmewMergellus albellus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
- Black swanCygnus atratus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Swan GooseAnser cygnoides
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Wood DuckAix sponsa
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritusVU
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds91 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great titParus major
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Black-throated Dark-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
Other birds23 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European SwiftApus apus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
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 May and from August 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
Dersingham Bog.
English nature reserve
Dersingham Bog is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
266 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 174,516 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Wood Pigeon, the Black-headed Gull and the Eurasian Blackbird.
60 species come for the summer, 72 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
13 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, European Turtle Dove and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in May and from August to October.
Get there and watch
- Gatton Waterscampsite · 4.6 km · 33 within 10 km
- Tall Treesplace to stay · 2.3 km · 23 within 10 km
- Dersinghamnearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Norwich Airport (NWI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 57 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
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 3marked trails within 4 kmNorfolk Coast Path, Elizabeth Way, King Charles III England Coast Path: Hunstanton to Sutton Bridge
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmSandringham Estate Tickets Office
- 2viewpoints within 5 kmDersingham Bogs Clifftop View
- 16car parks within 3 km
- 5restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 33campsites within 10 kmGatton Waters, Snettisham, Four Oaks Camping and 30 more
- 23places to stay within 10 kmTall Trees, The White House, Pencob House and 20 more
- observation towers 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 Dersingham Bog.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas1 mountains within 25 kmBeacon Hill · 23 km
Coastya1 beaches within 10 kmSnettisham Beach · 5.0 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.
Dersingham Bog
United Kingdom
- 88Birdyas Score
- 266Species
- 133Migrants
- 13Threatened
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 297Species
- 134Migrants
- 16Threatened
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 363Species
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- 20Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5263268) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 174,516 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, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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