Birds Found in and around Towcester in Northamptonshire

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

List of Birds found in Towcester


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
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)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
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)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)