Birds are the most visible wildlife we see and hear them on a daily basis. For this reason we are encouraging members of the Nature Whatsapp Group to provide information about the birds they sight using the Survey Form (below) to record the birds you spot. We will curate information from the survey on this page and see just how many birds we can identify. Betchworth & Surroundings Bird Survey Form
(word version - please download) 
Species identified by members of the Nature Whatsapp Group
Robin, Blue Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Great Tit, Marsh Tit, Sparrow, Dunnock, Grey Wagtail, Wood Pigeon, Greater Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker, Magpie, Jackdaw, male and female Pheasants, Red-legged Partridge, Dove, Collared Dove, Jay, Starling, Thrush, Wren, Nuthatch, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Firecrest, Fieldfare, Raven, Carrion Crow, Rook, Bullfinch, Redwing, Hobby, Common Whitethroat, Common Linnet, Chiffchaff, Woodcock, Blackcap, Skylark, Parakeet. Birds of prey - Kestral, Sparrowhawk, Red Kite, Buzzard, Peregrine (falcon), Hobby (falcon), Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Water birds - Mallard, Coot, Canada Geese, Heron, Egyptian Geese, Swan, 54 species 14/02/2024 Photographs of some of the Betchworth birds
According to Landscape Britain there have been 73 species of birds recorded in the Betchworth Quarry and Lime Kilns area. Black-Headed Gull. Blackcap, Bullfinch, Canada Goose, Chaffinch Coal Tit, Common Gull, Continental Goldcrest, Coot, Dunnock, Fieldfare, Garden Warbler. Great Crested Grebe, Great Tit, Green Woodpecker Grey Heron. Herring Gull, Jackdaw, Kestrel, Lesser Redpoll, Long-Tailed Tit, Mallard, Marsh Tit. Mistle Thrush, Mute Swan. Nuthatch, Pied Wagtail, Redwing, Sand Martin, Skylark, Sparrowhawk, Stock Dove, Tawny Owl. Tufted Duck. Whitethroat, Woodlark, Wren, Blackbird, Blue Tit. Buzzard, Carrion Crow, Chiffchaff, Collared Dove, Common Swift, Continental Robin, Cormorant, Feral Pigeon, French Partridge Goldfinch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Plover, Greenfinch Greylag Goose, House Sparrow, Jay, Lesser Black-Backed Gull, Linnet, Magpie, Mandarin, Meadow Pipit, Moorhen, Nightjar, Pheasant Pied/White Wagtail, Ring-Necked Parakeet, Siskin, Song Thrush, Starling, Swallow, Treecreeper, Wheatear, Willow Warbler Woodpigeon |
Re-Betchworth Nature Group Zoom Meeting Tuesday January 23rd 19.00-20.00
Introduction to Bird Spotting and the BTO Garden Birdwatch Scheme. Peter Almond British Trust for Ornithology Ambassador for Surrey This talk is for anyone who is interested in our garden birds. Drawing on his experience of bird watching and armed with the appropriate equipment, identification guides and apps, Peter will share tips on identifying species with examples of both the more common and the less common birds that we might expect to see locally, distinguishing between similar species and what some describe as "little brown birds." He will also introduce the Garden Birdwatch Scheme and explain how it contributes to monitoring the trends in bird populations. Here is the recording of the meeting Helping wild birds to flourish We can help wild birds survive the winter when natural food resources are lean by providing the right food and creating feeding conditions that meet the needs of different species. This tutorial provides a great introduction. | ||
Red Kite over Betchworth photographed by Cathy Honey
YouTube Video of 20 UK common garden birds. The British garden birds featured in the video are listed below - click the timestamp link to go straight to the video for a particular bird. 0:09 Robin (European Robin) 0:23 Blackbird (Common Blackbird) - male 0:38 Blackbird (Common Blackbird) - female 0:47 Song Thrush 0:56 Wren (Eurasian Wren) 1:08 Blue Tit (Eurasian Blue Tit) 1:22 Coal Tit 1:34 Long-tailed Tit 1:46 Great Tit 2:01 Goldfinch (European Goldfinch) 2:14 Chaffinch (Common Chaffinch) - female 2:27 Chaffinch (Common Chaffinch) - male 2:39 Greenfinch (European Greenfinch) 2:52 Blackcap (Eurasian Blackcap) - male 3:05 Blackcap (Eurasian Blackcap) - female 3:19 Pied Wagtail (White Wagtail) 3:30 Dunnock 3:43 House Sparrow - female 3:58 House Sparrow - male 4:08 Magpie (Eurasian Magpie) 4:23 Jackdaw (Western Jackdaw) 4:36 Collared Dove (Eurasian Collared Dove) 4:49 Wood Pigeon (Common Wood Pigeon)