Birds Found in and around Solihull in West Midlands

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

List of Birds found in Solihull


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)