Birds Found in and around Aldershot in Hampshire

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

List of Birds found in Aldershot


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)