Birds Found in and around Pwllheli in Gwynedd

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

List of Birds found in Pwllheli


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
(Chloris chloris subsp. chloris)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)