Birds Found in and around Sidmouth in Devon

There are over 185 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Sidmouth. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Sidmouth


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
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)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
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)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Red-billed Firefinch (Lagonosticta senegala)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Cirl Bunting (Emberiza cirlus)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
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)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
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 Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)