Birds Found in and around Cirencester in Gloucestershire

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

List of Birds found in Cirencester


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)