Henfield Birdwatch

A community website for Henfield’s Birdwatchers

Year: 2025

Nuthatch

A striking little bird that tends to fly directly onto a feeder, grab a nut or seed and fly away…

Goldcrest

Our smallest bird, constantly flitting about picking up tiny insects as it does so, they can be seen in all…

Female Blackcap

A member of the warbler family and a summer visitor that is now sometimes seen during the winter. A greyish…

Male Blackcap

A member of the warbler family and a summer visitor that is now sometimes seen during the winter. A greyish…

Chiffchaff

Another warbler that is now being seen occasionally in winter, a small, delicate olive-green bird, that feeds energetically in trees…

Starling

Our most numerous species though declining quite steeply in numbers. This noisy, chattering birder can dominate feeders, they’ll nest under…

Wren

A busy, bustling tiny bird that has a song way beyond its size! A very distinctive upright tail, it likes…

Winter Wildfowl

During the winter when the Henfield Levels are in flood, many ducks and geese take advantage of the opportunity of…

Mute Swan

A common sight on many water bodies around the parish all year are Mute Swans that do breed in suitable…