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Birds

There's a wide variety of wild birds that can be found at Markeaton Park from the easily-recognisable Wood Pigeons to the elegant Little Egret.
Black-Headed Gull (adult summer).
1st Winter Black-Headed Gull: note the orange beak and legs compared to the deep red beak of the adult birds.
Canada Goose
Hybrid Mallard
Little Egret
Male Mallard
Hybrid Mallard
Female Mallard
Mandarin Duck (male)
Goosander
Canada Goose
Cormorant
Canada Goose x Greylag Goose Hybrid
Mute Swan
Great Crested Grebe
Tufted Ducks: female (left) and male (right).
Black-Headed Gull
Male Mandarin Duck
Male Mandarin Duck
Male Tufted Duck (front) and Black-Headed Gull in winter-plumage (back).
Greylag Geese
Hybrid Canada Goose x Greylag Goose

We also have birds of prey like the sparrow hawks and the magnificent buzzards
Picture
Sparrow hawk
Picture
Buzzard

If you would like to see the full list you can download the files below:
fomp_stats_of_bird_species_and_numbers_2015.pdf
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Our Charity number is 1168828

  • Home
  • General Info
  • History
  • The Walled Garden
  • Events
    • Easy to grow vegetables from seed workshop
    • Dividing perennials workshop
    • An evening with Jonathan Moseley
    • Festival of Music and Flowers
    • History Walk
    • Tree Walk
  • Gallery
    • The Walled Garden
    • Markeaton Park
    • Past Events
  • News
  • Volunteering
  • Community Group Activities
  • Flora & Fauna
    • Flowers
    • Trees
    • Mammals
    • Water Creatures
    • Birds
    • Insects
  • About FoMP
  • Contact Us
  • Links
  • Thanks