Sightings Archive

Breeding Birds in Christchurch Harbour 2006

51 species have bred, or are breeding, in the recording area this year.

Little Grebe
Little Egret
Grey Heron
Common Shelduck
Mallard
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Pheasant
Water Rail
Common Moorhen
Coot
Stock Dove
Common Wood Pigeon
Eurasian Collared Dove
Common Cuckoo
European Nightjar
Green Woodpecker
Skylark
Sand Martin
Barn Swallow
Meadow Pipit
Rock Pipit
White/Pied Wagtail
Winter Wren
Hedge Accentor
European Robin
Stonechat
Common Blackbird
Song Thrush
Cetti's Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Dartford Warbler
Common Whitethroat
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Goldcrest
Bearded Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Coal Tit
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Eurasian Jay
Black-billed Magpie
Carrion Crow
Common Starling
House Sparrow
Chaffinch
European Greenfinch
European Goldfinch
Common Linnet
Reed Bunting
Red-legged Partridge - first area record