Birds of West Midlands

246 bird species have been recorded in West Midlands on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 246 of them have a full profile in the Birbs encyclopedia — start with the well-known birds below, browse the complete list, then check which are being reported near you right now.

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Birds to know first

• Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
• Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
• Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
• Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
• Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
• Barn OwlTyto alba
• Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
• Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
• Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
• Black SwanCygnus atratus
• Black TernChlidonias niger
• Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
• Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
• Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
• Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
• Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
• Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
• Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
• Bonaparte’s GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
• BramblingFringilla montifringilla
• Brant GooseBranta bernicla
• Canada GooseBranta canadensis
• Carrion CrowCorvus corone
• Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
• Cetti’s WarblerCettia cetti
• Coal TitPeriparus ater
• Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
• Common BuzzardButeo buteo
• Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

The full checklist — 246 birds of West Midlands in our library

• Alexandrine Parakeet
• Alpine Swift
• Arctic Tern
• Bar-headed Goose
• Bar-tailed Godwit
• Barn Owl
• Barn Swallow
• Barnacle Goose
• Black Redstart
• Black Swan
• Black Tern
• Black-crowned Night Heron
• Black-headed Gull
• Black-legged Kittiwake
• Black-necked Grebe
• Black-tailed Godwit
• Black-throated Loon
• Black-throated Thrush
• Bohemian Waxwing
• Bonaparte’s Gull
• Brambling
• Brant Goose
• Canada Goose
• Carrion Crow
• Caspian Gull
• Cetti’s Warbler
• Coal Tit
• Common Blackbird
• Common Buzzard
• Common Chiffchaff
• Common Cuckoo
• Common Firecrest
• Common Goldeneye
• Common Grasshopper Warbler
• Common Greenshank
• Common Gull
• Common Hoopoe
• Common Kestrel
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Linnet
• Common Loon
• Common Merganser
• Common Moorhen
• Common Murre
• Common Nightingale
• Common Pheasant
• Common Pochard
• Common Quail
• Common Redshank
• Common Redstart
• Common Reed Bunting
• Common Reed Warbler
• Common Ringed Plover
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Scoter
• Common Shelduck
• Common Snipe
• Common Starling
• Common Swift
• Common Tern
• Common Whitethroat
• Common Wood Pigeon
• Corn Bunting
• Curlew Sandpiper
• Dartford Warbler
• Dunlin
• Dunnock
• Dusky Warbler
• Egyptian Goose
• Eurasian Bittern
• Eurasian Blackcap
• Eurasian Blue Tit
• Eurasian Bullfinch
• Eurasian Chaffinch
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Eurasian Coot
• Eurasian Curlew
• Eurasian Hobby
• Eurasian Jay
• Eurasian Magpie
• Eurasian Nuthatch
• Eurasian Oystercatcher
• Eurasian Siskin
• Eurasian Skylark
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk
• Eurasian Spoonbill
• Eurasian Stone-curlew
• Eurasian Teal
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow
• Eurasian Treecreeper
• Eurasian Whimbrel
• Eurasian Wigeon
• Eurasian Woodcock
• Eurasian Wren
• Eurasian Wryneck
• European Golden Plover
• European Goldfinch
• European Green Woodpecker
• European Greenfinch
• European Herring Gull
• European Honey Buzzard
• European Pied Flycatcher
• European Robin
• European Rock Pipit
• European Shag
• European Stonechat
• European Turtle Dove
• Ferruginous Duck
• Fieldfare
• Gadwall
• Garden Warbler
• Garganey
• Glaucous Gull
• Glossy Ibis
• Goldcrest
• Great Black-backed Gull
• Great Cormorant
• Great Crested Grebe
• Great Egret
• Great Grey Shrike
• Great Horned Owl
• Great Reed Warbler
• Great Skua
• Great Snipe
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Great Tit
• Greater Scaup
• Greater White-fronted Goose
• Green Sandpiper
• Grey Heron
• Grey Partridge
• Grey Plover
• Grey Wagtail
• Greylag Goose
• Harris’s Hawk
• Hawfinch
• Helmeted Guineafowl
• Hen Harrier
• Horned Grebe
• House Sparrow
• Iceland Gull
• Indian Peafowl
• Jack Snipe
• Lesser Black-backed Gull
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Lesser Whitethroat
• Little Egret
• Little Grebe
• Little Gull
• Little Owl
• Little Ringed Plover
• Little Stint
• Little Tern
• Long-eared Owl
• Long-tailed Duck
• Long-tailed Tit
• Lord Derby’s Parakeet
• Mallard
• Mandarin Duck
• Marsh Tit
• Meadow Pipit
• Mediterranean Gull
• Melodious Warbler
• Merlin
• Mistle Thrush
• Monk Parakeet
• Muscovy Duck
• Mute Swan
• Northern Gannet
• Northern Lapwing
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Raven
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Wheatear
• Osprey
• Parasitic Jaeger
• Pectoral Sandpiper
• Peregrine Falcon
• Pied Avocet
• Pine Bunting
• Pink-footed Goose
• Purple Heron
• Purple Sandpiper
• Red Crossbill
• Red Kite
• Red Phalarope
• Red-backed Shrike
• Red-breasted Merganser
• Red-crested Pochard
• Red-legged Partridge
• Red-necked Grebe
• Redpoll
• Redwing
• Ring Ouzel
• Ring-necked Duck
• Rock Dove
• Rook
• Rose-ringed Parakeet
• Roseate Tern
• Ruddy Duck
• Ruddy Shelduck
• Ruddy Turnstone
• Ruff
• Sand Martin
• Sanderling
• Sandwich Tern
• Sedge Warbler
• Short-eared Owl
• Smew
• Snow Bunting
• Snow Goose
• Song Thrush
• Spotted Crake
• Spotted Flycatcher
• Spotted Redshank
• Spotted Sandpiper
• Stock Dove
• Swan Goose
• Tawny Owl
• Temminck’s Stint
• Tree Pipit
• Tufted Duck
• Tundra Swan
• Twite
• Velvet Scoter
• Water Pipit
• Water Rail
• Western Cattle Egret
• Western House Martin
• Western Jackdaw
• Western Marsh Harrier
• Western Yellow Wagtail
• Whinchat
• White Wagtail
• White-tailed Lapwing
• White-throated Dipper
• Whooper Swan
• Willow Tit
• Willow Warbler
• Wood Duck
• Wood Sandpiper
• Wood Warbler
• Woodchat Shrike
• Yellow-browed Warbler
• Yellow-legged Gull
• Yellowhammer

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Species lists and counts come from the eBird network; "recorded" means reported by birders to eBird. Tap any bird for its full profile, photos, sounds and ID notes.