Birds Found in and around Scarborough in North Yorkshire

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

List of Birds found in Scarborough


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)