Birds
A total of 100 bird species have been recorded in the nature reserve, since records began.Â
Below is a list. Not all the bird species recorded are common or often seen in the reserve:
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Hedge Areas
Blackbird
Turdus merula
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Winter Migrant Only
Last Recorded: 2020
Best Location To See: The Valley Floor Area
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: MacGrory’s Meadow
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Kitchen Garden Area
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Winter Migrant Only
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: The Valley Floor Area
Robin
Erithacus rubecula
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Valley Floor Area
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Jackdaw
Corvus monedula
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Valley Floor/Crem Valley Areas
Jay
Garrulus glandarius
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Magpie
Pica pica
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Summer Migrant / Rare
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Hobby
Falco subbuteo
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Bramling
Fringilla montifringilla
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Winter Migrant Only
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: The Lodge Feeding Station
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Hedge Areas
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Netley Meadow
Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Hedge Areas
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2019
Best Location To See: Hedge Areas
Common redpoll
Carduelis flammea
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Lesser Redpoll
Carduelis cabaret
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: No Details
Siskin
Carduelis spinus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: Bird Feeding Stations
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Black-headed Gull
Larus ridibundus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Common Gull
Larus canus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Great black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Lesser-Black-Backed Gull
Larus fuscus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2019
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Mediterranean Gull
Larus melanocephalus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2019
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Buzzard
Buteo buteo
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Honey Buzzard
Pernis apivorus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Red Kite
Milvus milvus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Beech Bank Area
Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Skylark
Alauda arvensis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Feeding Stations
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Ring-necked Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lodge Road Entrance
Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Collard Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Valley Floor Area
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Beech Bank Area
Turtle Dove
Streptopelia turtur
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia (domest.)
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2019
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla alba
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2019
Best Location To See: Valley Floor Area
Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Coot
Fulica atra
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Flight: Late Jun – Early September
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Netley Meadow
Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Marsh Area
Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Marsh Area
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: No Details
Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: No Details
House Martin
Delichon urbica
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Summer Migrant / Rare
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Swallow
Hirundo rustica
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Summer Migrant / Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Gadwall
Anas strepera
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Greylag Goose
Anser anser
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2019
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Pochard
Aythya ferina
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Mandarin
Aix galericulata
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Teal
Anas crecca
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Swift
Apus apus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Summer Migrant / Less Common
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Feeding Stations
Great Tit
Parus major
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: MacGrory’s Meadow
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Summer Migrant / Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Cettis Warbler
Cettia cetti
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Feeding Stations
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Summer Migrant / Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Silt Trap Area
Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Whitethroat
Sylvia communis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: Meadow Areas
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Less Common
Last Recorded: 2018
Best Location To See: Lake Area
Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Winter Migrant Only
Last Recorded: 2017
Best Location To See: The Valley Floor Area
Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos minor
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Rare
Last Recorded: No Details
Best Location To See: No Details
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere
Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
About:
Vinters Valley Status: Very Common
Last Recorded: 2021
Best Location To See: Anywhere