Birds Found in and around Doncaster in South Yorkshire

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

List of Birds found in Doncaster


Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
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)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)