Birds Found in and around Wells-Next-the-Sea in Norfolk

There are over 315 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Wells-Next-the-Sea. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Wells-Next-the-Sea


(Anas crecca subsp. crecca)
(Circus cyaneus subsp. cyaneus)
(Larus canus subsp. canus)
(Mergus merganser subsp. merganser)
(Picus viridis subsp. viridis)
(Regulus regulus subsp. regulus)
American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica)
Arctic Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
Bearded Tit (Panurus biarmicus)
Bewick's Swan (Cygnus columbianus subsp. bewickii)
Black Guillemot (Cepphus grylle)
Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flava)
Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
British Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus subsp. graellsii)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Coal Tit (Periparus ater subsp. ater)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Cory's Shearwater (Calonectris diomedea)
Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dartford Warbler (Sylvia undata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias)
Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greenland Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe subsp. leucorhoa)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Grey-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. thunbergi)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
Hornemann's Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni subsp. hornemanni)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Iberian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus ibericus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Indian Tree Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Long-Tailed Skua (Stercorarius longicaudus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Northern Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus subsp. acredula)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella certhiola)
Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
Parrot Crossbill (Loxia pytyopsittacus)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pin-tailed Whydah (Vidua macroura)
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi)
Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-Footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
Red-Necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
Rose-Coloured Starling (Pastor roseus)
Rough-Legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Rufous-tailed Robin (Larvivora sibilans)
Saker (Falco cherrug)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus subsp. littoralis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Serin (Serinus serinus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Siberian Stonechat (maura) (Saxicola maurus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Southern Crested Caracara (Caracara plancus)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Subalpine Warbler (Sylvia cantillans)
Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. fabalis)
Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
White-backed Vulture (Gyps africanus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)
Woodlark (Lullula arborea)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellow-Browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
(Gallinago gallinago subsp. gallinago)
(Larus michahellis subsp. michahellis)
(Milvus milvus subsp. milvus)
(Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pyrrhula)
(Turdus iliacus subsp. iliacus)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster)
Black Brant (Branta bernicla subsp. nigricans)
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
Bonelli's Warbler (Phylloscopus bonelli)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Buff-Breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Chiffchaff (tristis) (Phylloscopus collybita subsp. tristis)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Coues' Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni subsp. exilipes)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Greater Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens subsp. atlanticus)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Helmeted Guinea-Fowl (Numida meleagris)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides subsp. glaucoides)
Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
King Eider (Somateria spectabilis)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Maned Duck (Chenonetta jubata)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Melodious Warbler (Hippolais polyglotta)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
Northern Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus subsp. caudatus)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pallas's Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
Pallid Swift (Apus pallidus)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Puffin (Fratercula arctica)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
Red-Necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
Red-Rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
Red-Throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Rufous-legged Owl (Strix rufipes)
Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Scarlet Rosefinch (Erythrina erythrina)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Smew (Mergellus albellus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
White-necked Raven (Corvus albicollis)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellow-crowned Bishop (Euplectes afer)