Birds Found in and around Glastonbury in Somerset

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

List of Birds found in Glastonbury


Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)