Birds of Bampton Grange
Systematic list of birds seen in, around and over Smithy House and on the Riverside & Knipe Scar walk
Greylag Goose: occasional flyover, all year
Pink-footed Goose: flyover seen occasionally in autumn and winter
Teal: occasional on river in winter
Mallard: occasional flyover, regular on river, all year
Goosander: occasional flyover, regular on river, all year
Little Grebe: occasional on river
Stock Dove: seen occasionally in garden and around Knipe farm
Feral Pigeon: seen occasionally
Woodpigeon: resident, all year
Collared Dove: resident, all year
Cuckoo: spring and summer
Swift: common in summer
Moorhen: occasional on river
Oystercatcher: may breed north of the suspension bridge
Golden Plover: a migrating flock of 44 on Knipe Scar April 2021
Curlew: occasional flyover, heard regularly in early spring
Black-tailed Godwit: flyover seen and heard once, July 2020
Snipe: occasional flyover and occasionally flushed from the riverside or Knipe Moor
Common Sandpiper: by the river in spring
Black-headed Gull: regular flyover and on fields
Common Gull: abundant flyover and on fields, late autumn and winter
Herring Gull: occasional flyover
Lesser Black-backed Gull: regular flyover in spring and summer (breeds on islands of Haweswater)
Cormorant: occasional flyover
Little Egret: seen on the riverbank walk 31/03/2022
Grey Heron: occasional flyover and regular on the river, all year
Sparrowhawk: fairly regular through garden, all year
Buzzard: resident, all year (breed on Knipe Moor)
Tawny Owl: resident, heard all year, rarely seen
Kingfisher: occasional on the river
Great Spotted Woodpecker: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Kestrel: resident, all year
Merlin: occasional on Knipe Scar, late autumn and winter
Hobby: flyover seen once, spring 2019
Peregrine: occasional on Knipe Scar
Jackdaw: abundant resident
Rook: regular on the fields
Crow: resident, all year
Raven: regular on Knipe Scar
Magpie: seen occasionally
Jay: seen occasionally
Skylark: breeds on Knipe Moor
Sand Martin: breeds on the river banks, best seen from the suspension bridge
Barn Swallow: common in spring and summer; has bred in the small outhouse
House Martin: common in spring and summer
Coal Tit: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Blue Tit: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Great Tit: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Long-tailed Tit - occasional
Nuthatch: fairly regular on the garden feeders
Treecreeper: seen in the garden on two occasions and also occasionally seen on trees by the river
Wren: resident, all year
Dipper: fairly regular on the river all year, breeds
Goldcrest: fairly regular in the conifers
WIllow Warbler: common summer visitor, easiest to hear and see in spring
Chiffchaff: breeds and on passage, mostly seen in the garden in autumn
Blackcap: common summer visitor, easy to hear and see in spring
Garden Warbler: summer visitor to a garden by the Bampton Grange bridge
Spotted Flycatcher: breeds somewhere in the village and seen in the garden in summer
Robin: resident, all year
Redstart: breeds nearby and seen in the garden in summer
Stonechat: breeds on Knipe Moor
Wheatear: occasional in spring and summer on Knipe Scar (breeds widely on the fells)
Song Thrush: sings from the top of the conifer all spring
Redwing: occasional in autumn and winter
Blackbird: resident, all year
Fieldfare: regular in autumn and winter
Mistle Thrush: occasional
Starling: resident, all year
Dunnock: resident, all year
Grey Wagtail: occasional in garden, more regular by the river
Pied Wagtail: fairly regular
Meadow Pipit: breeds on Knipe Moor
Chaffinch: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Brambling: occasional on the garden feeders in autumn
Bullfinch: probably resident, occasional on the garden feeders
Greenfinch: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Lesser Redpoll: occasional on the garden feeders, regular in the riverside alders, Sept to May
Linnet: regular on Knipe Moor
Goldfinch: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Siskin: occasional on the garden feeders, regular in the riverside alders, Sept to May
House Sparrow: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Tree Sparrow: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Yellowhammer: occasional in garden and on Knipe Moor
Reed Bunting: occasional by river
Pink-footed Goose: flyover seen occasionally in autumn and winter
Teal: occasional on river in winter
Mallard: occasional flyover, regular on river, all year
Goosander: occasional flyover, regular on river, all year
Little Grebe: occasional on river
Stock Dove: seen occasionally in garden and around Knipe farm
Feral Pigeon: seen occasionally
Woodpigeon: resident, all year
Collared Dove: resident, all year
Cuckoo: spring and summer
Swift: common in summer
Moorhen: occasional on river
Oystercatcher: may breed north of the suspension bridge
Golden Plover: a migrating flock of 44 on Knipe Scar April 2021
Curlew: occasional flyover, heard regularly in early spring
Black-tailed Godwit: flyover seen and heard once, July 2020
Snipe: occasional flyover and occasionally flushed from the riverside or Knipe Moor
Common Sandpiper: by the river in spring
Black-headed Gull: regular flyover and on fields
Common Gull: abundant flyover and on fields, late autumn and winter
Herring Gull: occasional flyover
Lesser Black-backed Gull: regular flyover in spring and summer (breeds on islands of Haweswater)
Cormorant: occasional flyover
Little Egret: seen on the riverbank walk 31/03/2022
Grey Heron: occasional flyover and regular on the river, all year
Sparrowhawk: fairly regular through garden, all year
Buzzard: resident, all year (breed on Knipe Moor)
Tawny Owl: resident, heard all year, rarely seen
Kingfisher: occasional on the river
Great Spotted Woodpecker: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Kestrel: resident, all year
Merlin: occasional on Knipe Scar, late autumn and winter
Hobby: flyover seen once, spring 2019
Peregrine: occasional on Knipe Scar
Jackdaw: abundant resident
Rook: regular on the fields
Crow: resident, all year
Raven: regular on Knipe Scar
Magpie: seen occasionally
Jay: seen occasionally
Skylark: breeds on Knipe Moor
Sand Martin: breeds on the river banks, best seen from the suspension bridge
Barn Swallow: common in spring and summer; has bred in the small outhouse
House Martin: common in spring and summer
Coal Tit: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Blue Tit: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Great Tit: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Long-tailed Tit - occasional
Nuthatch: fairly regular on the garden feeders
Treecreeper: seen in the garden on two occasions and also occasionally seen on trees by the river
Wren: resident, all year
Dipper: fairly regular on the river all year, breeds
Goldcrest: fairly regular in the conifers
WIllow Warbler: common summer visitor, easiest to hear and see in spring
Chiffchaff: breeds and on passage, mostly seen in the garden in autumn
Blackcap: common summer visitor, easy to hear and see in spring
Garden Warbler: summer visitor to a garden by the Bampton Grange bridge
Spotted Flycatcher: breeds somewhere in the village and seen in the garden in summer
Robin: resident, all year
Redstart: breeds nearby and seen in the garden in summer
Stonechat: breeds on Knipe Moor
Wheatear: occasional in spring and summer on Knipe Scar (breeds widely on the fells)
Song Thrush: sings from the top of the conifer all spring
Redwing: occasional in autumn and winter
Blackbird: resident, all year
Fieldfare: regular in autumn and winter
Mistle Thrush: occasional
Starling: resident, all year
Dunnock: resident, all year
Grey Wagtail: occasional in garden, more regular by the river
Pied Wagtail: fairly regular
Meadow Pipit: breeds on Knipe Moor
Chaffinch: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Brambling: occasional on the garden feeders in autumn
Bullfinch: probably resident, occasional on the garden feeders
Greenfinch: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Lesser Redpoll: occasional on the garden feeders, regular in the riverside alders, Sept to May
Linnet: regular on Knipe Moor
Goldfinch: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Siskin: occasional on the garden feeders, regular in the riverside alders, Sept to May
House Sparrow: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Tree Sparrow: resident - a regular on the garden feeders all year
Yellowhammer: occasional in garden and on Knipe Moor
Reed Bunting: occasional by river