Birds Found in and around Wells in Somerset
There are over 162 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Wells. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
List of Birds found in Wells
| Bar-throated Minla (Minla strigula) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) |
| Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) |
| Blackbird (Turdus merula) |
| Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) |
| Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) |
| Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) |
| Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus) |
| Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) |
| Coot (Fulica atra) |
| Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra) |
| Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) |
| Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) |
| Dunnock (Prunella modularis) |
| Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia) |
| Great Bustard (Otis tarda) |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) |
| Great White Egret (Ardea alba) |
| Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) |
| Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
| Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) |
| Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) |
| Hobby (Falco subbuteo) |
| Hoopoe (Upupa epops) |
| House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) |
| Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) |
| Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
| Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus) |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor) |
| Linnet (Linaria cannabina) |
| Little Egret (Egretta garzetta) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Magpie (Pica pica) |
| Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) |
| Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris) |
| Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus) |
| Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) |
| Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) |
| Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) |
| Peregrine (Falco peregrinus) |
| Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) |
| Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Raven (Corvus corax) |
| Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) |
| Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) |
| Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) |
| Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) |
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) |
| Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Siskin (Spinus spinus) |
| Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) |
| Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
| Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) |
| Tawny Owl (Strix aluco) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus) |
| Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) |
| Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
| Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) |
| Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
| Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) |
| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) |
| Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) |
| Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) |
| Coal Tit (Periparus ater) |
| Common Gull (Larus canus) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula) |
| Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) |
| Crane (Grus grus) |
| Curlew (Numenius arquata) |
| Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
| Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) |
| Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria) |
| Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
| Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus) |
| Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) |
| Great Tit (Parus major) |
| Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus) |
| Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) |
| Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) |
| Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus) |
| House Martin (Delichon urbicum) |
| Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| Jay (Garrulus glandarius) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) |
| Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Merlin (Falco columbarius) |
| Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) |
| Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) |
| Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus) |
| Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) |
| Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Quail (Coturnix coturnix) |
| Red Kite (Milvus milvus) |
| Redshank (Tringa totanus) |
| Redwing (Turdus iliacus) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Rook (Corvus frugilegus) |
| Ruff (Calidris pugnax) |
| Savi's Warbler (Locustella luscinioides) |
| Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) |
| Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) |
| Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) |
| Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus) |
| Swallow (Hirundo rustica) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) |
| Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) |
| Willow Tit (Poecile montana) |
| Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix) |
| Woodlark (Lullula arborea) |
| Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) |
| Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) |
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