Birds of Fife
340 bird species have been recorded in Fife on the eBird network — explore the 340 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
340 bird species have been recorded in Fife on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 340 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
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
American WigeonMareca americana
Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicola
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Arctic WarblerPhylloscopus borealis
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Black GuillemotCepphus grylle
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Black ScoterMelanitta americana
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
Bonaparte’s GullChroicocephalus philadelphia
The full checklist — 340 birds of Fife in our library
- American Golden Plover
- American Wigeon
- Amur Stonechat
- Aquatic Warbler
- Arctic Tern
- Arctic Warbler
- Atlantic Puffin
- Balearic Shearwater
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnacle Goose
- Barred Warbler
- Bearded Reedling
- Black Grouse
- Black Guillemot
- Black Kite
- Black Redstart
- Black Scoter
- Black Swan
- Black Tern
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black-throated Loon
- Bluethroat
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Booted Warbler
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Bridled Tern
- Brown Booby
- Brown Shrike
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Calandra Lark
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Caspian Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Coal Tit
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Blackbird
- Common Buzzard
- Common Chiffchaff
- Common Crane
- Common Cuckoo
- Common Eider
- 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 Rosefinch
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Scoter
- Common Shelduck
- Common Snipe
- Common Starling
- Common Swift
- Common Tern
- Common Whitethroat
- Common Wood Pigeon
- Corn Bunting
- Corn Crake
- Cory’s Shearwater
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Desert Wheatear
- Dunlin
- Dunnock
- Dusky Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Egyptian Goose
- Eurasian Bittern
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Chaffinch
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Coot
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Eurasian Goshawk
- 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 Bee-eater
- European Golden Plover
- European Goldfinch
- European Green Woodpecker
- European Greenfinch
- European Herring Gull
- European Honey Buzzard
- European Nightjar
- European Pied Flycatcher
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- European Robin
- European Rock Pipit
- European Shag
- European Stonechat
- European Storm Petrel
- European Turtle Dove
- Ferruginous Duck
- Fieldfare
- Gadwall
- Garden Warbler
- Garganey
- Glaucous Gull
- Glossy Ibis
- Goldcrest
- Golden Eagle
- Golden Pheasant
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Great Cormorant
- Great Crested Grebe
- Great Egret
- Great Grey Shrike
- Great Reed Warbler
- Great Shearwater
- Great Skua
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Greater Scaup
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Green Pheasant
- Green Sandpiper
- Greenish Warbler
- Grey Heron
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Greylag Goose
- Hawfinch
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Hen Harrier
- Hooded Crow
- Hooded Merganser
- Horned Grebe
- Horned Lark
- House Sparrow
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Iberian Chiffchaff
- Iceland Gull
- Icterine Warbler
- Indian Peafowl
- Jack Snipe
- King Eider
- Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
- Lapland Longspur
- Leach’s Storm Petrel
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Grey Shrike
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Auk
- Little Bunting
- Little Bustard
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Gull
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Stint
- Little Tern
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Long-tailed Tit
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Manx Shearwater
- Marsh Warbler
- Masked Shrike
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Melodious Warbler
- Merlin
- Mistle Thrush
- Muscovy Duck
- Mute Swan
- Northern Fulmar
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Lapwing
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Wheatear
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Ortolan Bunting
- Osprey
- Pacific Loon
- Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
- Pallid Harrier
- Pallid Swift
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pied Wheatear
- Pink-footed Goose
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Purple Sandpiper
- Radde’s Warbler
- Razorbill
- Red Crossbill
- Red Grouse
- Red Junglefowl
- Red Kite
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-throated Loon
- Red-throated Pipit
- Redpoll
- Redwing
- Reeves’s Pheasant
- Richard’s Pipit
- Ring Ouzel
- Ring-billed Gull
- Ring-necked Duck
- River Warbler
- Rock Dove
- Rook
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Roseate Tern
- Ross’s Goose
- Rosy Starling
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Rustic Bunting
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Scopoli’s Shearwater
- Sedge Warbler
- Short-eared Owl
- Siberian Thrush
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Song Thrush
- Sooty Shearwater
- Spotted Crake
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Squacco Heron
- Stejneger’s Scoter
- Stock Dove
- Surf Scoter
- Taiga Bean Goose
- Tawny Owl
- Tawny Pipit
- Temminck’s Stint
- Thick-billed Murre
- Thrush Nightingale
- Tree Pipit
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Bean Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Twite
- Two-barred Crossbill
- Velvet Scoter
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Water Pipit
- Water Rail
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western House Martin
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Whinchat
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- White-tailed Eagle
- White-throated Dipper
- White-throated Sparrow
- White-winged Scoter
- White-winged Tern
- White’s Thrush
- Whooper Swan
- Willow Warbler
- Wood Duck
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Woodchat Shrike
- Woodlark
- Yellow-billed Loon
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many bird species are in Fife?
340 species have been recorded in Fife on eBird; 340 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Fife right now?
Use the Birds Near You tool to see species reported near you in the last few days, or browse the full checklist on this page.