Passerines
 Blackbird
 Blackcap
 Black Redstart
 Blue Tit
 Brambling
 Bullfinch
 Carrion Crow
 Cetti's Warbler
 Chaffinch
 Chiffchaff
 Coal Tit
 Corn Bunting
 Dipper
 Dunnock
 Fieldfare
 Firecrest
 Garden Warbler
 Goldcrest
 Goldfinch
 Grasshopper Warbler
 Great Grey Shrike
 Great Tit
 Greenfinch
 Grey Wagtail
 House Martin
 House Sparrow
 Jackdaw
 Jay
 Lesser Redpoll
 Lesser Whitethroat
 Linnet
 Long-tailed Tit
 Magpie
 Marsh Tit
 Meadow Pipit
wsb
wsb
rare
wsb
w
wsb
wsb
wsp(b?)
wsb
wsb
ws(b)
rare ws
rare wp
wsb
w
rare wp
sb
wsb
wsb
rare sp(b?)
rare w
wsb
wsb
wsb
sp
ws
wsb
rare ws
wp
s(b)
ws
wsb
wsb
ws
ws
Wiltshire Ornithological Society
Founded in 1974, the Society encourages the
study, recording and conservation of the
county’s birds. Recorded findings are published in
‘Hobby’, the annual bird report, and in WOS
News, a quarterly bulletin. Field trips allow birding
in small groups and indoor meetings are held in
winter months.
For further information contact:
[email protected]
www.wiltshirebirds.co.uk































Mistle Thrush
Nuthatch
Pied Flycatcher
Pied Wagtail
Raven
Redstart
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Reed Warbler
Ring Ouzel
Robin
Rook
Sand Martin
Sedge Warbler
Siskin
Skylark
Song Thrush
Spotted Flycatcher
Starling
Stonechat
Swallow
Treecreeper
Waxwing
Wheatear
Whinchat
Whitethroat
White Wagtail
Willow Warbler
Wren
Yellowhammer
Yellow Wagtail
Non-passerines
 Cuckoo
 Great Spotted Woodpecker
 Green Woodpecker
 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
 Kingfisher
 Ring-necked Parakeet
 Swift
wsb
rare ws
rare p
wsb
ws
rare p
w
wsb
sb
rare p
wsb
wsb
sp(b)
sb
wp, scarce s(b)
ws
wsb
sb
wsb
wsp
sp
wsb
rare w
p
scarce sp
sb
rare p
sb
wsb
ws
rare p
Birds
checklist
at Langford Lakes
s(b)
wsb
wsb
rare ws
wsb
rare ws
sp
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust Ltd. Elm Tree Court, Long Street, Devizes, Wiltshire,
SN10 1NJ. Charity No. 266202 (01380) 725670 [email protected]
www.wiltshirewildlife.org
facebook.com/WiltsWild
@WiltsWildlife
Red-crested pochard, John Osborne / WOS
Langford Lakes nature reserve lies in the heart of the
Wylye valley in south Wiltshire. The wetland complex
consists of four lakes, ditches, meadow and over a
kilometre of chalk river.
Birds of prey and Owls
 Barn Owl
 Buzzard
 Hen Harrier
 Hobby
 Kestrel
 Little Owl
 Marsh Harrier
 Merlin
 Osprey
 Peregrine
 Red Kite
 Short-eared Owl
 Sparrowhawk
 Tawny Owl
wsb
wsb
scarce wp
s
ws
ws
rare p
rare wp
scarce p
ws
ws
rare wp
wsb
wsb
Wildfowl
 Bewick's Swan
 Black-necked Grebe
 Black-throated Diver
 Brent Goose
 Canada Goose
 Common Scoter
 Egyptian Goose
 Ferruginous Duck
 Gadwall
 Garganey
 Goldeneye
 Goosander
 Great Crested Grebe
 Greylag Goose
 Little Grebe
 Long-tailed Duck
 Mallard
 Mandarin
 Moorhen
 Mute Swan
 Pintail
 Pochard
 Red-breasted Merganser
rare w
rare wp
rare w
rare w
wsb
rare w
rare ws (feral)
rare w
wsb
rare p
scarce w
scarce w
wsb
rare w, (feral)
wsb
rare w
wsb
ws(b)
wsb
wsb
rare w
ws(b)
rare w
Key to status at Langford Lakes
s
seen in summer
w
seen in winter (or outside the breeding season)
b
breeds on the reserve (or nearby)
(b)
occasional breeder, or has bred in the past
p
passage migrant
scarce scarce visitor, not recorded every year
rare
rare visitor, only seen a few times














Red-crested Pochard
Red-necked Grebe
Ruddy Duck
Ruddy Shelduck
Scaup
Shoveler
Shelduck
Slavonian Grebe
Smew
Teal
Tufted Duck
White-fronted Goose
Whooper Swan
Wigeon
Waders
 Bittern
 Black-tailed Godwit
 Common Sandpiper
 Coot
 Curlew
 Dunlin
 Golden Plover
 Great White Egret
 Green Sandpiper
 Greenshank
 Grey Heron
 Grey Plover
 Jack Snipe
 Lapwing
 Little Egret
 Little Ringed Plover
 Little Stint
 Oystercatcher
 Redshank
 Ringed Plover
 Ruff
 Snipe
 Spotted Redshank
 Whimbrel
 Wood Sandpiper
rare w
rare wp
ws(b) now rare
rare w (feral)
rare w
w
scarce wp
rare wp
rare w
w
wsb
rare w
rare w
w
scarce w
rare p
sp(b) rare w
wsb
scarce wp
scarce wp
scarce wp
rare p
p, scarce w
rare p
ws
rare p
rare w
ws
ws
rare sp(b)
rare p
scarce wp
scarce p
rare p
rare p
w
rare p
rare p
rare wp
These additional species recorded at Langford Lakes
are presumed to be escapees from captivity:
Trumpeter Swan, Black Swan, Snow Goose, Barheaded Goose, Barnacle Goose, Red-breasted
Goose, Wood Duck.
Seabirds
 Arctic Tern
 Black-headed Gull
 Black Tern
 Caspian Gull
 Common Gull
 Common Tern
 Cormorant
 Great Black-backed Gull
 Herring Gull
 Iceland Gull
 Kittiwake
 Lesser Black-backed Gull
 Little Gull
 Little Tern
 Mediterranean Gull
 Sandwich Tern
 Shag
 Yellow-legged Gull
rare p
wsp
p
rare wp
wp
sp(b)
ws
scarce wp
wsp
rare w
rare wp
wsp
rare wp
rare p
scarce wp
rare p
rare w
wp
Gamebirds
 Collared Dove
 Feral Pigeon
 Grey Partridge
 Pheasant
 Quail
 Red-legged Partridge
 Stock Dove
 Turtle Dove
 Water Rail
 Woodcock
 Woodpigeon
ws
ws
rare ws
wsb
rare s
ws
ws(b)
rare sp
w
w
wsb