Alphabetical list of regularly occurring UK bird species

Here is an alphabetical list of the regularly occurring UK bird species that are listed in our BirdFacts database. 

The BirdFacts database includes an entry for all species on the official British List maintained by the British Ornithologists’ Union. The list below provides an index to the common and widespread species that most birdwatchers can expect to encounter in the UK.

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A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  V  W  Y

A

B

C

D

E

Egyptian Goose
Eider

F Feral Pigeon
Fieldfare
Firecrest
Fulmar

G

H

I

Iceland Gull
Icterine Warbler

J

Jack Snipe
Jackdaw
Jay

K

Kestrel
Kingfisher
Kittiwake
Knot

L

M

N

Nightingale
Nightjar
Nuthatch

O

Ortolan Bunting
Osprey
Oystercatcher

P

Parrot Crossbill
Peregrine Falcon
Pheasant
Pied Flycatcher
Pied Wagtail
Pink-footed Goose
Pintail
Pochard
Ptarmigan
Puffin
Purple Sandpiper

Q

Quail

R

Raven
Razorbill
Red Grouse  
Red Kite
Red-backed Shrike
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-legged Partridge
Red-necked Grebe
Red-necked Phalarope
Redshank
Redstart
Red-throated Diver
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Reed Warbler
Ring Ouzel
Ringed Plover
Ring-necked Parakeet
Robin
Rock Dove
Rock Pipit
Rook
Roseate Tern
Rough-legged Buzzard
Ruddy Duck
Ruff

S

Sand Martin
Sanderling
Sandwich Tern
Savi’s Warbler
Scarlet Rosefinch
Scaup
Scottish Crossbill
Sedge Warbler
Serin
Shag
Shelduck
Shore Lark
Short-eared Owl
Shoveler
Siskin
Skylark
Slavonian Grebe
Smew
Snipe
Snow Bunting
Song Thrush
Sparrowhawk
Spoonbill
Spotted Crake
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Redshank
Starling
Stock Dove
Stonechat
Stone-curlew
Storm Petrel
Swallow
Swift

T

Taiga Bean Goose
Tawny Owl
Teal
Temminck’s Stint
Tree Pipit
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Tufted Duck
Tundra Bean Goose
Turnstone
Turtle Dove
Twite

V

Velvet Scoter

W

Water Pipit
Water Rail
Waxwing
Wheatear
Whimbrel
Whinchat
White-fronted Goose
White-tailed Eagle
Whitethroat
Whooper Swan
Wigeon
Willow Tit
Willow Warbler
Woodlark
Woodpigeon
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Warbler
Woodcock
Wren
Wryneck

Y

Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow Wagtail
Yellowhammer

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