Birds Found in and around Coleford in Gloucestershire

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

List of Birds found in Coleford


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
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)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)