Birds in Warwickshire
Explore 179 species found in this region.
Warwickshire, a landlocked county in the heart of England, supports a rich diversity of birdlife with 177 recorded species across its varied habitats. From the wetlands and reservoirs that attract wildfowl such as Common Merganser, Red-crested Pochard and Mandarin Duck, to the farmlands and woodlands home to familiar species like Great Tit, Magpie and Eurasian Woodcock, the county offers rewarding birdwatching throughout the year. Notable sites along river valleys and gravel pits also draw waders including Northern Lapwing and Common Sandpiper, making Warwickshire a surprisingly productive birding destination.
Visiting in April? Look out for Arctic Tern and Black Tern arriving this month, and Barnacle Goose and Black-necked Grebe depart for the season.
Showing 47–69 of 179 species
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
A common resident found in dense hedgerows and garden shrubbery across Warwickshire, often heard shuffling through leaf litter year-round.
Year-round
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiacaLC
An uncommon but year-round resident, slowly spreading across the Midlands. Favours gravel pits, reservoirs, and parkland lakes.
Year-round
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
A rare and secretive resident of reedbeds, most often detected by its deep booming call in spring. Brandon Marsh is a key site.
Dec–Jun
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A common and familiar resident of gardens, farms and villages, its monotonous three-note call heard year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
A common resident of broadleaved woodland, parks and larger gardens. Its harsh screeching call is often the first sign of its presence among the oaks.
Year-round
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaeaLC
An uncommon but sedentary resident of mature broadleaved woodland and parkland. Its loud ringing call echoes through Warwickshire's oak woods year-round.
Year-round
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
An uncommon resident present mainly January to August. Breeds at gravel pits and reservoir margins, part of an inland range expansion.
Jan–Aug
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinusLC
An uncommon winter visitor favouring alder and birch trees, often seen at garden feeders from autumn through to spring. Numbers fluctuate annually.
Sep–Apr
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Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
An uncommon resident of open farmland and grassland, declining due to agricultural intensification. Song flights over Warwickshire's arable fields are now less frequent.
Year-round
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanusLC
A rare resident largely confined to scattered farmland sites with suitable hedgerows and nest boxes. Has declined severely across the Midlands in recent decades.
Dec–Aug
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Common throughout the year on flooded meadows and reservoirs. Numbers peak in winter when continental birds boost the resident population.
Year-round
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticolaLC
A rare non-breeding visitor to woodland and hedgerows from November to March, most often flushed from damp leaf litter.
Nov–Mar
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
One of Warwickshire's most abundant residents, found in virtually every habitat with dense cover. Its remarkably loud song belies its tiny size.
Year-round
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
A common and colourful resident found year-round in gardens, parks and weedy field margins. Often seen in lively flocks feeding on teasel and thistle heads.
Year-round
European Green Woodpecker
Picus viridisLC
A common resident of parkland, woodland edges and large gardens. Its loud, laughing 'yaffle' call is a characteristic sound of the Warwickshire countryside.
Year-round
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
A year-round presence at reservoirs, landfill sites and playing fields across the county. Numbers peak in winter when coastal birds move inland.
Year-round
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
A familiar year-round resident of Warwickshire gardens, woodlands, and hedgerows, singing boldly even through the winter months.
Year-round
European Shag
Phalacrocorax aristotelisLC
A rare inland vagrant, primarily a coastal species. Occasionally recorded at Warwickshire reservoirs in late autumn during stormy weather.
Nov
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
A rare passage visitor, reflecting this species' severe national decline. Once bred in the county but now only occasionally glimpsed.
Jul
Fieldfare
Turdus pilarisLC
A common winter visitor to Warwickshire's hedgerows and open fields, arriving from Scandinavia in October and departing by April.
Oct–Apr
Firecrest
Regulus ignicapillaLC
A rare passage visitor, occasionally recorded in winter among mixed tit flocks in coniferous or evergreen cover. A prized find for county birders.
Jan
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
A common resident on lakes, reservoirs and gravel pits throughout the county, breeding readily at suitable wetland sites.
Year-round
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borinLC
An unobtrusive summer breeder found in mature deciduous woodland with dense understorey. Present from April to September, more often heard than seen.
Apr–Sep