Birds Found in and around Kettering in Northamptonshire

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

List of Birds found in Kettering


Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)