Birds Found in and around Swindon in Wiltshire

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

List of Birds found in Swindon


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cape Teal (Anas capensis)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica)