Birds Found in and around Elveden in Suffolk

There are over 247 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Elveden. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Elveden


(Anas crecca subsp. crecca)
(Gallinago gallinago subsp. gallinago)
(Mergus merganser subsp. merganser)
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula)
Argentine Blue-billed Duck (Oxyura vittata)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canary (Serinus canaria)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Coues' Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni subsp. exilipes)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Grey-Cheeked Thrush (Catharus minimus)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides subsp. glaucoides)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
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)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
(Corvus monedula subsp. monedula)
(Larus michahellis subsp. michahellis)
(Milvus milvus subsp. milvus)
Arctic Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-bellied Dipper (Cinclus cinclus subsp. cinclus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
British Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus subsp. graellsii)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Crane (Grus grus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
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)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Short-toed Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)