Natural history of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso from 2015   

Index to birds

home>birds (alphabetic list of species)

Garden birds

Blackbird
Turdus turdus
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Bluetit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Coaltit
Parus ater
Collared dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Carrion crow
Corvus corone
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Great tit
Parus major
Greenfinch
Carduelis chloris
Lesser black-backed gull
Larus fuscus
Herring gull
Larus argentatus
Jackdaw
Corvus monendula
Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Kestral
Falco tinnunculus
Longtailed tit
Aegithalos caudatus
Magpie
Pica pica
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Redpol
Carduelis flammea
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
Reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniculus
Robin
Erithacus rubecula
Siskin
Carduelis spinus
House sparrow
Passer domesticus
Tree sparrow
Passer montanus
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Spotted flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Tawny owl
Strix aluco
Song thrush
Turdus philomelos
Mistle thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
Pied wagtail
Motacilla alba
Grey wagtail
Motacilla cinera
Wood pigeon
Columba palumbus
Greater spotted woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes

Birds on river

Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Goosander
Mergus merganser
Grey heron
Ardea cinera
Sand martin
Riparia riparia
Mute swan
Cygnus olor

Birds seen flying overhead

Buzzard
Buteo buteo
House martin
Delichon urbica
Ring-necked Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
Swallow
Hirudo rustica
Swift
Apus apus
Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo