Birds in Essex
Explore 204 species found in this region.
Smallest:Goldcrest (8.5cm)
Largest:Whooper Swan (165cm)
Ranges from the Goldcrest (8.5cm) to the Whooper Swan (165cm)55 families representedShowing 116–138 of 204 species
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubiusLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
BreedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalisVU
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Long-tailed Tit
Aegithalos caudatusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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Magpie
Pica picaLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulataLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustrisLC
ResidentRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Merlin
Falco columbariusLC
Non-breedingRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorusLC
ResidentUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Montagu's Harrier
Circus pygargusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mute Swan
Cygnus olorLC
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchosLC
BreedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanusLC
PassageRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellusNT
ResidentCommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Non-breedingUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D