Common Birds in Cambridgeshire
57 species matching this filter.
Cambridgeshire is home to 57 commonly spotted bird species, reflecting the county's rich mix of fenland, farmland, river corridors and urban green spaces. From familiar garden visitors like Blackbirds and Great Tits to wetland specialists such as Common Reed-warblers and Gadwall on the Ouse Washes, there is always something to see. Many of these species also feature in our guide to 23 Common Garden Birds in the UK (Full Guide with Pictures), making Cambridgeshire a rewarding county for both beginners and seasoned birders.
Showing 1–23 of 57 species
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
A common summer breeder hawking insects over farmland and villages from April to October. Often nests in barns and outbuildings across the county.
Apr–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
An abundant year-round resident found in virtually every garden, park, and hedgerow. Winter numbers are boosted by Continental arrivals.
Year-round
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
A common resident found in woodland, hedgerows, and gardens throughout the county. Some overwinter, supplemented by continental birds visiting berry-laden shrubs.
Year-round
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
One of the county's most abundant and familiar garden birds, present year-round at feeders, in hedgerows, and in woodland.
Year-round
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Now the county's commonest raptor, regularly seen perched on fence posts or soaring over arable fields throughout the year.
Year-round
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
A common and conspicuous resident of gravel pits, park lakes and river corridors throughout the county. Breeds readily in urban and rural settings.
Year-round
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
Abundant year-round across farmland, towns, and villages. One of the county's most familiar and adaptable birds.
Year-round
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
A common resident of hedgerows, gardens and woodland throughout the county. Winter flocks are often boosted by Continental migrants.
Year-round
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Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
A common resident whose distinctive two-note song is heard in woodlands and gardens year-round. Increasingly overwinters in Cambridgeshire's milder conditions.
Year-round
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Abundant and widespread across farmland, hedgerows, and woodland edges year-round, sustained by regular releases.
Year-round
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
A common breeding visitor to Cambridgeshire's reedbeds and waterside vegetation from April to September. Its repetitive churring song carries across the fens.
Apr–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
A common resident that gathers in large winter roosts across the county. Numbers have declined nationally but it remains widespread here.
Year-round
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
A common summer visitor screaming over Cambridge rooftops from late April to August. Nests in older buildings.
Apr–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
A common summer breeder from April to September, nesting on rafts and islands at gravel pits and Fen reserves.
Apr–Sep
Coot
Fulica atraLC
A common year-round resident on lakes, gravel pits and the Fens, often forming large winter flocks on open water.
Year-round
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
A common and unobtrusive resident of hedgerows and garden undergrowth, present year-round with a thin, warbling song.
Year-round
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A familiar resident of gardens, farms, and villages across the county, with its monotonous three-note call heard year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
A common resident of the county's arable farmland and open fenland, singing in hovering flight year-round. Numbers have declined but it remains widespread.
Year-round
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
A common resident found year-round in hedgerows, gardens, and fen edges, delivering a remarkably loud song for its tiny size.
Year-round
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
A common and colourful resident, readily visiting garden feeders. Flocks gather on waste ground and field margins to feed on thistles and teasels.
Year-round
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
Resident in parkland and woodland edges, often heard giving its loud, laughing call. Feeds on ants in short grassland.
Year-round
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
A common year-round resident found at landfill sites, reservoirs and urban areas, with numbers swelling in winter.
Year-round
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
One of the most familiar garden birds, present year-round and among the first to sing at dawn across Cambridgeshire.
Year-round