Birds Found in and around Rugeley in Staffordshire

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

List of Birds found in Rugeley


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)