Birds Found in and around Hitchin in Hertfordshire

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

List of Birds found in Hitchin


Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
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)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
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)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)