Species Account

Extract from Bird Report 2024

Local and declining resident. The England long-term trend is decreasing -50%*. (Red list).

Records were received from 28 sites, the same as in 2022 and 2023, with five sites dominating – Chicksands Wood, Maulden Wood, Potton Wood, Thurleigh Airfield and Wilstead Carriageway Meadows. Confirmed breeding was at three sites with probable breeding at one.

Time of year

Year RoundSpringAutumnWinter

Birding sites where they have been recorded


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