Birds Found in and around Romford in Greater London

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

List of Birds found in Romford


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawaiian Goose (Branta sandvicensis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)