Common Birds in Lincolnshire

64 species matching this filter.

All birds in Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire's diverse landscapes — from the vast mudflats of The Wash to the rolling Wolds and fertile fenland — support an impressive 64 commonly occurring bird species. Familiar garden visitors such as Blackbirds, Great Tits and European Goldfinches thrive alongside farmland and wetland specialists like Common Shelducks, Gadwalls and Common Reed-warblers. Many of these species also feature in our guide to 23 Common Garden Birds in the UK (Full Guide with Pictures), making Lincolnshire a rewarding county for birdwatchers of all levels.

Eurasian Wren
Eurasian WrenSmallest · 9cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
Ranges from the Eurasian Wren (9cm) to the Mute Swan (160cm)32 families represented55 year-round residents

Showing 1–23 of 64 species

Avocet

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosettaLC

A common resident, breeding on coastal lagoons and the Wash before dispersing in winter. An elegant sight at RSPB Frampton Marsh.

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Barn Swallow

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rusticaLC

A familiar summer visitor, nesting in farm buildings across Lincolnshire's agricultural landscape. Some linger into November before heading south.

Apr–Nov

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Black-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosaNT

Present year-round on the Wash and coastal grazing marshes. Large flocks gather at sites like Frampton Marsh, a key UK stronghold.

Year-round

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Blackbird

Blackbird

Turdus merulaLC

An abundant resident found in gardens, hedgerows, and woodland across the county. Numbers are boosted by continental migrants in autumn and winter.

Year-round

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Blue Tit

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleusLC

A familiar garden visitor year-round, readily using nest boxes in Lincolnshire's towns, villages and woodland edges.

Year-round

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Buzzard

Buzzard

Buteo buteoLC

A common year-round resident, frequently seen soaring over farmland, the Wolds, and woodland edges throughout Lincolnshire.

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Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensisLC

A common naturalised resident found on lakes, gravel pits and parkland throughout the county year-round.

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Carrion Crow

Carrion Crow

Corvus coroneLC

Abundant year-round across the county's arable fields, towns and coastline. Often seen foraging in ploughed Fenland fields.

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Chaffinch

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebsLC

A common resident found year-round in hedgerows, woodlands and gardens across the county. Numbers bolstered by continental birds in winter.

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Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

A common resident heard singing its distinctive descending call in woodlands, scrub and gardens throughout the year.

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Common Gull

Common Gull

Larus canusLC

Common year-round on farmland, playing fields, and the coast. Numbers swell in winter with arrivals from Scandinavia and the continent.

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Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

An abundant resident across farmland, hedgerows and woodland edges throughout the county, heavily supplemented by annual releases.

Year-round

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Common Reed-warbler

Common Reed-warbler

Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC

Breeds commonly in Lincolnshire's extensive reedbeds from April to September. Its repetitive, churring song is a hallmark of the county's fenland reserves.

Apr–Sep

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Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadornaLC

A common resident, breeding on coastal marshes and The Wash. Large moulting flocks gather in summer on tidal mudflats.

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Common Starling

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

Common year-round, with spectacular winter murmurations forming over reedbeds and towns. Numbers boosted by continental arrivals.

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Common Swift

Common Swift

Apus apusLC

A common summer breeder, screaming over towns and villages from April to September. Nests in older buildings and church towers.

Apr–Sep

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Coot

Coot

Fulica atraLC

A common resident on lakes, gravel pits and drainage channels, forming large winter flocks on the bigger waterbodies.

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Curlew

Curlew

Numenius arquataNT

A common resident found on coastal mudflats, farmland and marshes year-round. Its evocative call is a hallmark of the Wash.

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Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Abundant on the Wash mudflats year-round, forming large winter flocks. One of the most numerous waders along the Lincolnshire coast.

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Dunnock

Dunnock

Prunella modularisLC

A common and widespread resident, skulking in hedgerows and garden shrubbery year-round. Its thin, warbling song is often heard from dense cover.

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Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaoctoLC

A familiar garden and farmyard resident heard year-round, with its persistent three-note cooing a constant backdrop across the county.

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Eurasian Oystercatcher

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Haematopus ostralegusNT

A common resident along the Wash and Lincolnshire coast, also breeding inland on arable fields. Noisy and conspicuous year-round.

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Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

A common resident of arable farmland and open grassland, though declining nationally. Its soaring song flight is iconic over Lincolnshire's fields.

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