Birds Found in and around Tonbridge in Kent

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

List of Birds found in Tonbridge


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)