Birds Found in and around Bridgwater in Somerset

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

List of Birds found in Bridgwater


Australian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)