May 2026 – bird species heard on Rushmere Common

Using the free Merlin Bird ID app - Merlin.allaboutbirds.org

Common Name
Scientific Name
 
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Graylag Goose Anser anser
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Common Raven Corvus corax
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Wood Lark Lullula arborea
Greater Whitethroat Curruca communis
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Eurasian Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Great Tit Parus major
Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Carrion Crow Corvus corone
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica  
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus