Over the years Steve Brazier & Andy Hall (Notts Birdwatchers), has been putting together a list of birds spotted in and over The Park.
These have been categorised as:
Resident – breeding and present all year
Visitor – spotted frequently but not common
Passage – winter and summer migrants present for short periods
Breeding – either as summer migrants or residents
Fly-over – seen only over but not within the park
The birds are also stated as Common, Occasional or Rare.
Photos of each of the resident birds are below the list so you know exactly what each bird looks like.
| Bird | Common, Occasional or Rare | Category | Notes |
| Blackbird | Common | Resident | |
| Blackcap | Occasional | Breeding | Now breeding – a few over-winter and visit bird tables |
| Black-headed gull | Occasional | Fly-over | To be seen as fly-overs, especially on warm summer evenings, feeding on swarming flying ants high overhead. |
| Blue Tit | Common | Resident | |
| Brambling | Rare | Passage | Winter visitor to bird feeders |
| Bullfinch | Occasional | Visitor | Not common but frequent visitor |
| Carrion Crow | Common | Resident | |
| Chaffinch | Common | Resident | |
| Chiffchaff | Occasional | Breeding | Summer visitor, possibly breeding. |
| Coal Tit | Common | Resident / Breeding | Common winter visitor – may be resident and breeding |
| Collared Dove | Common | Resident | |
| Common Buzzaed | Occasional | Fly-over | Occasional fly-overs. Becoming common residents around Nottingham. |
| Dunnock | Common | Resident | Common resident but not always apparent |
| Feral Pigeon | Common | Resident | |
| Fieldfare | Rare | Passage | Reported as a winter visitor |
| Firecrest | Rare | Passage | Rare visitor |
| Goldcrest | Common | Resident | |
| Goldfinch | Common | Resident | Resident. Often on Lenton Road (near Castle). Allegedly find sunflower-heads irresistible at winter feeding-stations |
| Greater Spotted Woodpecker | Common | Resident | Breeds nearby, probably winter visitor to bird-feeders |
| Great Tit | Common | Resident | |
| Greenfinch | Common | Resident | Common resident but declining |
| Green woodpecker | Common | Resident | Almost certainly breeding. Heard more than seen, eg. wooded cliff above. Park Valley |
| Grey Wagtail | Rare | Passage | |
| Heron | Common | Visitor | Now common visitor to fish-ponds all year. Breeds nearby, eg University Park. |
| House Martin | Rare | Passage | Uncommon passage visitor. Breeds in Nottingham |
| House Sparrow | Rare | Visitor | Not seen for a long time. Breed elsewhere in Nottingham e.g. West Bridgford |
| Jackdaw | Occasional | Fly-over | Most likely to be seen flying over (with rooks) to large roost at Wollaton Park on winter afternoons. |
| Jay | Occasional | Resident | Increasingly present in Circus and Gardens |
| Kestrel | Occasional | Fly-over | Resident in the City but seen only occasionally flying over Park |
| Long-tailed Tit | Common | Resident | Increasingly common resident. One of few species on the increase |
| Magpie | Common | Resident | |
| Mallard | Occasional | Flyover | Occasional visitors to garden ponds and as fly-overs. Breed nearby. |
| Mistle Thrush | Common | Resident | Common resident. Heard more than seen, Newcastle Circus and Lenton Road, for example. |
| Nuthatch | Common | Resident | Resident but seems to be declining in numbers in recent years. Frequently at winter bird-feeders. |
| Pheasant | Rare | Visitor | |
| Pied Wagtail | Occasional | Visitor | There is a very large winter roost in Old Market Square around sunset. |
| Redpoll | Rare | Visitor | A possible Mealy Redpoll seen twice on feeder in Mevell Court garden. |
| Redwing | Rare | Passage | Uncommon winter visitor feeding on lawns |
| Robin | Common | Resident | One of few birds singing in winter and summer |
| Rook | Occasional | Fly-over | Most likely to be seen flying over (with jackdaws) to large roost at Wollaton Park on winter afternoons. |
| Siskin | Rare | Visitor | Winter visitor to bird feeders |
| Song Thrush | Occasional | Visitor | Sadly no longer a common resident – may not now be breeding in Park(song may be confused with (still-resident) Mistle Thrush) |
| Sparrowhawk | Common | Resident | Now seen regularly |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Rare | Visitor | Bred in Newcastle Drive (at least until late 70’s) |
| Starling | Occasional | Visitor | Resident until about fifteen years ago. While still present in the City, not now to be seen in the Park |
| Stock Dove | Rare | Visitor | |
| Swallow | Rare | Passage | Probably only a passage visitor |
| Mute Swan | Occasional | Fly-over | Winter flocks occasionally overhead |
| Swift | Common | Passage | No longer breeding in The Park, though still nearby in very small numbers. |
| Tawny Owl | Common | Resident | Still present as probable resident breeding birds but reduced activity in last four years. Sometimes to be heard around Newcastle Circus |
| Treecreeper | Rare | Visitor | Seen more than once several years ago. |
| Waxwing | Rare | Visitor | Seen in suburban Nottingham supermarket car-parks most years |
| Woodcock | Rare | Passage | Rare passage migrant. Dead bird found near Market Square about 1996. |
| Wood Pigeon | Common | Resident | |
| Wren | Common | Resident | Often overlooked but surprisingly long and loud call is frequently heard. |
