Birds Found in and around Alcester in Warwickshire

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

List of Birds found in Alcester


Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
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)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)