Highbury Park is rich in birdlife a fact that is appreciated by regular visitors to the park. Kingfisher, tree creeper, jay and nuthatch have been spotted and the ponds support Canada geese, Mallard and Moorhen. Carrion crows are a familiar sight on the open grassland and magpies are numerous.
New scrub areas provide safe nesting sites for songbirds and the walled rose-garden has sheltered nesting blackbirds.
Please add to our records for the park by sending us your sightings of birds with a date (and rough location if possible). Please use our contact links, or sign in and post a comment to report sightings.
Paul Anthony has produced a comprehensive e-book of the Birds of Highbury park He has also produced a list of birds that could be found in Highbury during the Chamberlain era A nightingale sang in Highbury Park
There is also an eco-records list of birds recently sighted in the Bird records
That’s great news, Sarah. Thanks for letting us know. We have had ring necked parakeets in the park for the last 7 years or so, but in the Spring they disappeared from their usual roosting site so it’s great to hear they are still around locally
Anne
On 12th July 2016 I saw a ring necked parakeet. I was at dog pool lane bus stop and it flew out of the park and sat on the large fence of the garden opposite. Brazenly watching me wait for my bus.
I saw what I think was a buzzard in the park earlier this week, in the woodland in the corner near Yew Tree Road and Shutlock Lane. It was big (at least 3 feet across the wings), flapping from tree to tree and definitely a raptor.
Hi, I went to Highbury Pk yesterday and Ithink I saw a lontail tit or it could of been a parakeet. I have a photo.
We have spotted Herons on three seperate occasions over the past three weeks,twice in the higher lilly pond.The crows seem to try to buzz them at every available opportunity.
Please report all your bird sightings to the county recorder: http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/records/recorders/
or via BirdTrack: http://www.bto.org/birdtrack/ so that they can be combined with others to give a scientific view of bird population changes.
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Andy Mabbett
Trustee
West Midland Bird Club
http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/
I also saw the parrakets in the park in April whilst walking the dog. Very nice to see !
in the last 10 years of going to the park i have seen all 3 types of woodpecker, and i dont know what bird of pray it was but i have seen one,
I have recentley spotted 2 ring necked parrakets in and around the park, February and March 2010. I’m assuming they have flown up from London due to the cold weather down there. easily spotted as they are bright green and make extremeley loud squarky noises.