Birds Found in and around St Albans in Hertfordshire

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

List of Birds found in St Albans


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)