Birds Found in and around Epping in Essex

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

List of Birds found in Epping


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion/Hooded Crow Hybrid (Corvus corone x cornix)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)