Common Birds in Nottinghamshire
58 species matching this filter.
Nottinghamshire supports a rich variety of common birdlife across its diverse habitats, from the ancient woodlands of Sherwood Forest to the wetlands of the Trent Valley and Attenborough Nature Reserve. With 58 commonly recorded species, birdwatchers can enjoy familiar favourites such as Blackbirds, Great Tits and European Goldfinches alongside wetland specialists like Gadwall 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 Nottinghamshire a wonderful county for both garden and countryside birding.
Showing 1–23 of 58 species
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
A common summer visitor from April to October, nesting in farm buildings and barns. Numbers have declined but it remains widespread.
Apr–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
One of the county's most familiar birds, abundant in gardens, parks and hedgerows throughout the year.
Year-round
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
A common year-round warbler found in woodlands, hedgerows and gardens. Increasingly overwinters, often visiting feeders in colder months.
Year-round
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
One of the county's most familiar garden birds, present year-round. Readily uses nest boxes and is a regular at feeders.
Year-round
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
A common resident, frequently seen soaring over farmland and woodland. Has increased dramatically across the county since the 1990s.
Year-round
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
Abundant resident on lakes, rivers and parkland throughout the county. Large flocks gather on the Trent valley gravel pits and urban waters year-round.
Year-round
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
A common and adaptable resident found across all habitats, from city centres to farmland. Often gathers in large roosts in winter.
Year-round
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
A common and familiar resident of gardens, woodlands, and hedgerows throughout the county, present all year with a cheerful, ringing song.
Year-round
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Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
A common resident heard year-round, with numbers boosted by continental migrants in autumn. Its repetitive two-note song is a familiar woodland sound.
Year-round
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
Abundant year-round across farmland, woodland edges and country estates, largely sustained by releases for shooting.
Year-round
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceusLC
A common summer breeder arriving in April, found in reedbeds along the Trent Valley and at wetland reserves like Attenborough. Departs by September.
Apr–Sep
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Common and conspicuous year-round, forming spectacular winter murmurations over towns and reedbeds despite ongoing national decline.
Year-round
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
A common summer visitor screaming over towns and villages from late April to August. Nests in older buildings across Nottingham and market towns.
Apr–Sep
Common Tern
Sterna hirundoLC
A common breeding visitor from April to September, nesting on rafts and islands at gravel pits along the Trent Valley.
Apr–Sep
Coot
Fulica atraLC
A common resident on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits across the county, often forming large winter flocks at sites like Attenborough.
Year-round
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
A common and unobtrusive resident of hedgerows and garden shrubbery across the county. Its thin, warbling song is one of the earliest heard each spring.
Year-round
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
An established and increasing resident found year-round on lakes, gravel pits and parkland. This naturalised species is now a common sight across the county.
Year-round
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A familiar resident of gardens, farms and suburban areas throughout Nottinghamshire, heard giving its repetitive three-note call year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
A common sight along the Trent Valley's gravel pits and flooded fields, breeding on shingle banks from spring through summer.
Jan–Aug
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
A common year-round duck on flooded grasslands and reservoir margins. Whistling flocks are most conspicuous in winter across the Trent floodplain.
Year-round
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
One of the county's most abundant residents, found in virtually every habitat with low cover. Its powerful song belies its tiny size.
Year-round
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
A colourful and common resident, often seen in flocks on teasel and thistle heads in autumn and winter.
Year-round
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
Present year-round at landfill sites, reservoirs and urban rooftops, though nationally declining as a breeding species.
Year-round