Birds Found in and around Royston in Hertfordshire

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

List of Birds found in Royston


Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)