Birds of Bedfordshire
280 bird species have been recorded in Bedfordshire on the eBird network — explore the 279 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
280 bird species have been recorded in Bedfordshire on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 279 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
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
American WigeonMareca americana
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
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
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Brant GooseBranta bernicla
BuffleheadBucephala albeola
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
The full checklist — 279 birds of Bedfordshire in our library
- Alpine Swift
- American Golden Plover
- American Wigeon
- Arctic Tern
- Bar-headed Goose
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnacle Goose
- Barred Warbler
- Bearded Reedling
- 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
- Black-winged Stilt
- Blue-winged Teal
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Bufflehead
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Caspian Gull
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Coal Tit
- Cockatiel
- Collared Pratincole
- 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 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
- 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 Penduline Tit
- Eurasian Siskin
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- 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 Nightjar
- European Pied Flycatcher
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- European Robin
- European Rock Pipit
- European Serin
- European Shag
- European Stonechat
- European Storm Petrel
- European Turtle Dove
- Ferruginous Duck
- Fieldfare
- Gadwall
- Garden Warbler
- Garganey
- Glaucous Gull
- Glossy Ibis
- Goldcrest
- Golden Pheasant
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Great Cormorant
- Great Crested Grebe
- Great Egret
- Great Grey Shrike
- Great Reed Warbler
- 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
- Hooded Crow
- Horned Grebe
- House Sparrow
- Hume’s Leaf Warbler
- Iceland Gull
- Indian Peafowl
- Jack Snipe
- Kentish Plover
- Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
- Laughing Gull
- Leach’s Storm Petrel
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Grey Shrike
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Little Bunting
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Gull
- Little Owl
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Stint
- Little Tern
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Tit
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Manx Shearwater
- Marbled Duck
- Marsh Tit
- Marsh Warbler
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Merlin
- Mistle Thrush
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Muscovy Duck
- Mute Swan
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Lapwing
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Wheatear
- Osprey
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pink-footed Goose
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Purple Heron
- Razorbill
- Red Crossbill
- Red Kite
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Goose
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-footed Falcon
- Red-headed Bunting
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-throated Loon
- Redpoll
- Redwing
- Reeves’s Pheasant
- Richard’s Pipit
- Ring Ouzel
- Ring-necked Duck
- Rock Dove
- Rook
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Ross’s Goose
- Rosy Starling
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Savi’s Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Short-eared Owl
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Song Thrush
- Spotted Crake
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Stock Dove
- Taiga Bean Goose
- Tawny Owl
- Temminck’s Stint
- Tree Pipit
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Bean Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Twite
- Two-barred Crossbill
- Velvet Scoter
- Water Pipit
- Water Rail
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western House Martin
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Whinchat
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- White-winged Tern
- Whooper Swan
- Willow Tit
- Willow Warbler
- Wood Duck
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Woodlark
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many bird species are in Bedfordshire?
280 species have been recorded in Bedfordshire on eBird; 279 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Bedfordshire 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.