Birds Found in and around Braintree in Essex

There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Braintree. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Braintree


Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)