Birds Found in and around Sandown in Isle of Wight
There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Sandown. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
List of Birds found in Sandown
| (Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Cape Teal (Anas capensis) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota) |
| Razorbill (Alca torda) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Scarlet-headed Blackbird (Amblyramphus holosericeus) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Speckled/Chilean Teal (Anas flavirostris) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
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