Birds Found in and around High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire

There are over 155 species of birds found within a five mile radius of High Wycombe. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in High Wycombe


Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canary (Serinus canaria)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red Bishop (Euplectes orix)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Reeves's Pheasant (Syrmaticus reevesii)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
Zebra Finch (Poephila guttata)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)