Birds Found in and around Cowes in Isle of Wight

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

List of Birds found in Cowes


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
(Ardea alba subsp. alba)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Speckled/Chilean Teal (Anas flavirostris)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)