Bampton's Birds

This area around Bampton is rich in bird life, and a number of residents are keen bird-watchers; many houses sport bird tables, feeders, and bird-baths. Because the town is in a river valley, we have the river and brook, water meadows, old quarries, and steep wooded hillsides, all providing a wide range of habitats. Below is a list of over 80 birds which have been spotted in Bampton or its close proximity.

Black headed Gull	House Martin	Robin
Blackbird	House Sparrow.	Rook
Blackcap	Jackdaw	Sand Martin
Blue Tit	Jay	Sedge Warbler
Brambling	Kestrel	Siskin
Bullfinch	Kingfisher	Skylark
Buzzard	Kite	Snipe
Canada Goose	Lapwing	Song Thrush
Carolina/wood Duck	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Sparrowhawk
Carrion Crow	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Spotted Flycatcher
Chaffinch	Linnet	Starling
Chiffchaff	Long tailed Tit	Stock Dove
Coal Tit	Magpie	Swallow
Cormorant	Mallard	Swift
Cuckoo	Marsh Tit	Tawny Owl
Dipper	Meadow Pipit	Tree Creeper
Dunnock	Mistle Thrush	Tree Pipit
Fieldfare	Moorhen	Whitethroat
Garden Warbler	Mute Swan	Willow Tit
Goldcrest	Nuthatch	Willow Warbler
Goldfinch	Oystercatcher	Wood Pigeon
Goosander	Peregrine	Wood Warbler
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Pheasant	Woodcock
Great Tit	Pied Flycatcher	Wren
Green Woodpecker	Pied Wagtail	Yellowhammer
Greenfinch	Raven	Lesser Redpoll
Grey Wagtail	Red-legged Partridge	Little Egret
Heron	Redstart	Water Rail
Herring Gull	Redwing	Whimbrel
Hobby	Reed Bunting

Not all these birds will you see everyday(!), but this list gives a pretty comprehensive idea of what has been seen in the last few years. Unless, of course, you can add to this list...

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