Birds at Brandy Hole Copse
Page under development. Species list currently comes from Working Party bird surveys on 19th March 2024, 8th April 2025 and 10th March 2026. Photographs and further information to be added.
The following birds have been identified in or from the Copse. Do let us know, if you come across any we've not listed.
- Blackbird
- Blue tit
- Buzzard
- Carrion Crow
- Chiffchaff
- Coal tit
- Firecrest
- Goldcrest
- Goldfinch
- Great tit
- Grey Wagtail
- Gull: Herring Gull
- Gull: Mediterranean
- Jackdaw
- Jay
- Long-tailed tit
- Mallard
- Magpie
- Moorhen
- Nuthatch
- Robin
- Rook
- Siskin
- Stock Dove
- Thrush: Mistle Thrush (predated egg found 8th April 2025)
- Thrush: Song Thrush
- Tree Creeper
- Woodpecker: Greater Spotted Woodpecker
- Woodpecker: Green Woodpecker
- Wood pigeon
- Wren
31 species observed so far ...
Notes on location of observations:
- western ponds
- western entrenchment
- old gravel workings west of Centurion Way
- east of Centurion Way
- large field edge
- main coppice area
- small field
Work in progress: map/explanations to follow
B
Blackbird
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (western entrenchment and east of Centurion Way)
- 8th April 2025 (seen)
- 19th March 2024
Blackcap
Recorded:
- 8th April 2025 (seen - small field)
Blue Tit
Recorded:
- 8th April 2025 (seen)
- 19th March 2024
Buzzard
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (western entrenchment)
C
Carrion Crow
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (old gravel workings west of Centurion Way)
- 19th March 2024
Chiffchaff
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (small field)
- 8th April 2025
- 19th March 2024
Coal Tit
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; pair at hole in tree near Brandy Hole Pond)
F
Firecrest
Recorded:
- 8th April 2025 (heard)
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
G
Goldcrest
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; old gravel workings west of Centurion Way)
- 19th March 2024
Goldfinch
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (east of Centurion Way)
- 19th March 2024
Great Tit
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (area of western ponds; small field)
- 8th April 2025 (seen)
- 19th March 2024
Grey Wagtail
Recorded:
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
Gull: Herring Gull
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (old gravel workings west of Centurion Way);
- 8th April 2025 (seen/heard from)
Gull: Mediterranean Gull
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (heard from area of western ponds and from small field)
- 8th April 2025 (seen/heard from)
J
Jackdaw
Recorded:
- 19th March 2024
Jay
Recorded:
- 8th April 2025 (seen)
- 19th March 2024
L
Long-tailed Tit
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (western entrenchment)
- 19th March 2024
M
Magpie
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (small field)
Mallard
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; Brandy Hole Pond; male at Cops Pond)
- 8th April 2025 (seen; female at Cops Pond)
- 19th March 2024
Moorhen
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; Brandy Hole Pond)
N
Nuthatch
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; area of western ponds)
- 8th April 2025 (seen; east of Centurion Way)
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
R
Robin
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (area of western ponds and old gravel workings west of Centurion Way)
- 8th April 2025 (seen)
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
Rook
(There's a rookery in oak beside Brandy Hole Lane, west of the WW2 anti-invasion blocks.)
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (western entrenchment)
- 8th April 2025 (seen)
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
S
Siskin
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (east of Centurion Way)
- 19th March 2024
Stock Dove
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; by Cops Pond)
- 8th April 2025 (seen, nest high in oak cavity on southern bank, east of Centurion Way)
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
T
Thrush: Mistle Thrush
Recorded:
- 8th April 2025 (egg shell found - predated)
Thrush: Song Thrush
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (area of western ponds)
- 8th April 2025
- 19th March 2024
Tree Creeper
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (seen; old gravel workings west of Centurion Way - in oak roadside above WW2 anti-invasion blocks)
- 19th March 2024 (seen)
W
Woodpecker: Greater Spotted Woodpecker
Recorded:
- 8th April 2025
Woodpecker: Green Woodpecker
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (western entrenchment; also droppings in small field)
- 19th March 2024
Wood Pigeon
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (east of Centurion Way)
- 8th April 2025
- 19th March 2024
Wren
Recorded:
- 10th March 2026 (area of western ponds)
- 8th April 2025
- 19th March 2024