Bentley Priory 1

From Londonbirders

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Location: North West London London Borough of Harrow Map Ref TQ156927

Bentley Priory is located in Stanmore, north of the Uxbridge Road and provides 66 hectares of countryside open space. The site is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in particular for its meadow areas. As well as the meadows the site includes extensive woodlands and 2 ponds. In the summer cattle graze the meadows. The site is a haven for bird life and a wide range of plant life. There is no designated car parking but a car park in Warren Lane at Stanmore Common is within five minutes walk.

Adjoining the open space is a private Deer Park with a herd of approximately 24 Fallow Deer and the north is Bentley Priory RAF base from which the Battle of Britain was commanded during World War II.

London Bird report has an article from LBR no.48 (1983 pp93-105) called Birds of Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex by C. R. Kightley and P. A. Whittington. From this report I have complied potential birds list as below: Little Grebe; Great Crested Grebe; Cormorant; Grey Heron; Mute Swan; Grey Goose (pos Greylag Goose); Canada Goose; Teal; Mallard; Pintail; Pochard; Tufted Duck; Sparrowhawk; Buzzard; Osprey; Kestrel; Hobby; Grey Partridge; Pheasant; Water Rail; Moorhen; Coot; Lapwing; Snipe; Woodcock; Curlew; Redshank; Common Sandpiper; Black-headed Gull; Common Gull; Lesser Black-backed Gull; Herring Gull; Great Black-backed Gull; Common Tern; Feral Pigeon; Stock Dove; Wood Pigeon; Collared Dove; Turtle Dove; Cuckoo; Tawny Owl; Swift; Kingfisher; Wryneck; Green Woodpecker; Great Spotted Woodpecker; Lesser Spotted Woodpecker; Syklark; Sand Martin; Swallow; House Martin; Tree Pipet; Meadow Pipet; Yellow Wagtail; Grey Wagtail; Pied Wagtail; Wren; Dunnock; Robin; Black redstart; Redstart; Whinchat; Wheatear; Ring Ouzel; Blackbird; Fieldfare; Song Thrush; Redwing; Mistle Thrush; Grasshopper Warbler; Sedge Warbler; Reed Warbler; Lesser Whitethroat; Whitethroat; Garden Warbler; Blackcap; Chiffchaff; Willow Warbler; Goldcrest; Firecrest; Spotted Flycatcher; Pied Flycatcher; Long-tailed Tit; Marsh Tit; Willow Tit; Coal Tit; Blue Tit; Great Tit; Nuthatch; Treecreeper; Jay; Magpie; Jackdaw; Rook; Carrion Crow; Starling; House Sparrow; Tree Sparrow; Chaffinch; Brambling; Greenfinch; Goldfinch; Siskin; Linnet; Redpoll; Bullfinch; Hawfinch; Yellowhammer; Reed Bunting.

This is a total of 109 species

Bird List 2006

• Great Crested Grebe
• Little Grebe
• Cormorant
• Grey Heron
• Canada Goose
• Mallard
• Shoveler
• Tufted Duck
• Mandarin
• Goosander
• Sparrowhawk
• Buzzard
• Moorhen
• Coot
• Snipe
• Black-headed Gull
• Common Gull
• Herring Gull
• Great Black-backed Gull
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Common Tern
• Stock Dove
• Feral Pigeon
• Woodpigeon
• Collared Dove
• Tawny Owl
• Swift
• Kingfisher
• Green Woodpecker
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Swallow
• House Martin
• Wren
• Dunnock
• Robin
• Redstart
• Blackbird
• Fieldfare
• Song Thrush
• Redwing
• Mistle Thrush
• Goldcrest
• Spotted Flycatcher
• Long-tailed Tit
• Coal Tit
• Blue Tit
• Great Tit
• Nuthatch
• Treecreeper
• Jay
• Magpie
• Jackdaw
• Carrion Crow
• Starling
• House Sparrow
• Blackcap
• Chiffchaff
• Willow Warbler
• Grasshopper Warbler
• Wood Warbler
• Whitethroat
• Lesser Whitethroat
• Chaffinch
• Greenfinch
• Goldfinch
• Siskin
• Bullfinch
• Ring-necked parakeet

68 Species as of 28 August 2006 (percentage of above list is 74.1%)