Birds Found in and around Loughborough in Leicestershire

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

List of Birds found in Loughborough


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)