Birds Found in and around Paignton in Devon

There are over 197 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Paignton. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Paignton


Balearic Shearwater (Puffinus mauretanicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Chiffchaff (tristis) (Phylloscopus collybita subsp. tristis)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Penduline Tit (Remiz pendulinus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sooty Shearwater (Puffinus griseus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Northern Eider (Somateria mollissima subsp. borealis)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Surf Scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)