Birds

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Ducklings

Two Ducks

Sparrows

Bluetits

Photos by Charlie Wicker

Blue Tit on the Large Mound

Coot Nesting on Queensmere Pond

Heron

Checklist of Birds Recorded on the Common/Heath During 2007
Mute Swan*	Rock Dove*	Blackcap*
Greylag Goose	Stock Dove*	Garden Warbler*
Cnada Goose*	Woodpigeon*	Lesser Whitethroat
Egyptian Goose	Collared Dove*	Common Whitethroat
Mandarin Duck	Ring-necked Parakeet *	Common Chiffchaff*
Eurasion Wigeon	Cuckoo	Willow Warbler
Gadwall	Little Owl	Goldcrest*
Mallard*	Tawny Owl*	Firecrest
Shoveler	Common Swift	Spotted Flycatcher*
Pochard	Kingfisher	Long-tailed Tit*
Tufted Duck*	Green Woodpecker*	Blue Tit*
Little Grebe	Great Spotted Woodpecker*	Great Tit*
Cormorant	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker*	Coal Tit*
Little Egret f	Skylark*	Willow Tit
Grey Heron	Sand Martin	Nuthatch*
Sparrowhawk*	Swallow	Treecreeper*
Common Buzzard f	House Martin	Jay*
Kestrel*	Tree Pipit	Magpie*
Hobby*	Meadow Pipit	Jackdaw
Moorhen*	Grey Wagtail*	Carrion Crow*
Coot*	Pied Wagtail*	Starling*
Northern Lapwing f	Wren*	House Sparrow*
Jack Snipe	Dunnock*	Chaffinch*
Common Snipe	Robin*	Brambling
Woodcock	Whinchat	Greenfinch*
Whimbrel f	European Stonechat	Goldfinch*
Curlew f	Northern Wheatear	Siskin
Common Sandpiper	Blackbird*	Linnet
Black-headed Gull	Fieldfare	Lesser Redpoll
Common Gull	Song Thrush*	Bullfinch
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Redwing	Reed Bunting
Herring Gull	Mistle Thrush*
Great Black-backed Gull	Sedge Warbler
Common Tern	Reed Warbler

Above list compiled by David Wills, 116 Wardo Avenue, Fulham, London SW6 6RD

* - Bred or probably bred
f - Species only observed flying over

Total Species: 99 (95 in 2006)
Bred (or probably bred): 49 (49 in 2006)

Bird Report for 2007 - now published! Available from The Ranger's Office - price £3.50

The Bird Report contains a comprehensive listing of the birds observed on Wimbledon Common and Putney Heath during the year.