Birds Found in and around Maldon in Essex

There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Maldon. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Maldon


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans)
Broad-Billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)