Birds Found in and around Letchworth in Hertfordshire

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

List of Birds found in Letchworth


Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
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)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stone-Curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)