Bankside

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Thames - Bankside

This part of the river from Southwark Bridge to Blackfriars Bridge. Main areas include the Tate Modern, site of the Peregrine Falcons, and the Millenium Footbridge. Plenty of shrubs and trees around the back of the Tate has shown nesting passerines and although very disturbed by people walking around the area has great potential.

Current list as follows:

Cormorant, Grey Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Mute Swan, Mallard, Peregrine, Kestrel, Coot, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Greylag Goose, Feral Pigeon, Woodpigeon, Grey Wagtail, Pied Wagtail, Robin, Blackbird, Song thrush, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Starling, Dunnock, Wren, House Sparrow, Swift, Greenfinch.

32 species as at 30th October 2007

2008 list Mute Swan, Blue Tit, Peregrine, Lesser Blackbacked Gull, Greater Blackbacked Gull, Black Headed Gull, Common Gull, Blackbird, Magpie, Greenfinch, Carrion Crow, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Herring Gull, Cormorant, Starling, House Sparrow, Robin, Pied Wagtail, Wren, Mallard, Grey Wagtail, Coot, Goldfinch.

24 Species as of 29th September 2008

2009 List

Pied Wagtail, Coot, Black Headed Gull, Magpie, Feral Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Blackbird, Greater Black Backed gull, Lesser Black Backed gull, Great Tit, Carrion Crow, Cormorant, Mallard, Starling, Herring Gull, House Sparrow, Dunnock, Blue Tit, Common Gull, Peregrine, Greylag goose, Wren, Song Thrush, Greenfinch, Firecrest, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Oystercatcher, Common Swift, Grey Wagtail.

30 species as of 4th August 2009

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