United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Roydon Common
200 bird species recorded; the most from April to June and in August.
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
127 species in January.119 species in February.125 species in March.152 species in April.146 species in May.140 species in June.131 species in July.141 species in August.131 species in September.128 species in October.131 species in November.118 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
200 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).
- 200Speciesrecorded more than once
- 91Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 5ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 82,847Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 15Raptors
- 4Owls
- 25Waders
- 12Gulls & seabirds
- 32Ducks & geese
- 8Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 81Songbirds
- 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 200 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
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
Owls4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders25 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- RedshankTringa totanus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
Gulls & seabirds12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ducks & geese32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisVU
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Snow gooseAnser caerulescens
- Bewick's SwanCygnus columbianus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ross's GooseAnser rossii
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
- GoosanderMergus merganser
Herons, ibises & grebes8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Songbirds81 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great titParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- White-winged CrossbillLoxia leucoptera
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Parrot CrossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Other birds22 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- CootFulica atra
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PheasantChrysolophus pictus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- 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 from April to June and in August.
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
Roydon Common.
UK Site of Special Scientific Interest
Roydon Common is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
200 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 82,847 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Wood Pigeon, the Eurasian Blackbird and the European Robin.
54 species come for the summer, 35 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
5 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Grey Plover.
The most species are recorded from April to June and in August.
Get there and watch
- The Anvil Inncampsite · 2.5 km · 19 within 10 km
- Congham Hall Hotelplace to stay · 2.3 km · 47 within 10 km
- Grimstonnearest town · 3.2 km in a straight line
- Norwich Airport (NWI)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 54 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
- 2marked trails within 4 kmLeziate Circular, The Woottons Circular
- 16car parks within 3 km
- 3restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 19campsites within 10 kmThe Anvil Inn, Innisfree Park Homes, Gatton Waters and 16 more
- 47places to stay within 10 kmCongham Hall Hotel, The Old Bell, Ffolkes and 44 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 Roydon Common.
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 · 22 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Other places nearby.
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- 74Birdyas Score
- 200Species
- 91Migrants
- 5Threatened
Holme Bird Observatory
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 297Species
- 134Migrants
- 16Threatened
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 363Species
- 189Migrants
- 20Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q7375211) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 82,847 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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