Birds Found in and around Dover in Kent

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

List of Birds found in Dover


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Peach-faced Lovebird (Agapornis roseicollis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)