Birds of Cumbria
328 bird species have been recorded in Cumbria on the eBird network — explore the 328 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
328 bird species have been recorded in Cumbria on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 328 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 CootFulica americana
American Golden PloverPluvialis dominica
American WigeonMareca americana
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Atlantic PuffinFratercula arctica
Australian ShelduckTadorna tadornoides
Baird’s SandpiperCalidris bairdii
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
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 RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Black StorkCiconia nigra
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-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
The full checklist — 328 birds of Cumbria in our library
- Alpine Swift
- American Coot
- American Golden Plover
- American Wigeon
- Arctic Tern
- Atlantic Puffin
- Australian Shelduck
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Balearic Shearwater
- Bar-headed Goose
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnacle Goose
- Barred Warbler
- Bearded Reedling
- Black Grouse
- Black Guillemot
- Black Redstart
- Black Stork
- Black Swan
- Black Tern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black-throated Loon
- Black-winged Pratincole
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Bridled Tern
- Budgerigar
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Caspian Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Citrine Wagtail
- Coal Tit
- 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 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
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Demoiselle Crane
- Desert Wheatear
- Dunlin
- Dunnock
- Dusky Warbler
- Egyptian Goose
- Elegant Tern
- Emperor 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 Serin
- 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 Skua
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Greater Sand Plover
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Green Pheasant
- Green Sandpiper
- Grey Heron
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Grey-headed Swamphen
- Greylag Goose
- Harris’s Hawk
- Hawfinch
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Hen Harrier
- Hooded Crow
- Hooded Merganser
- Horned Grebe
- House Sparrow
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Iceland Gull
- Indian Peafowl
- Jack Snipe
- Kentish Plover
- King Eider
- Lapland Longspur
- Laughing Dove
- Leach’s Storm Petrel
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Blue-eared Starling
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Auk
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Gull
- Little Owl
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Stint
- Little Tern
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Duck
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Long-tailed Tit
- Lord Derby’s Parakeet
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Manx Shearwater
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Marsh Tit
- 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
- Osprey
- Pacific Golden Plover
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pink-footed Goose
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Purple Sandpiper
- Razorbill
- Red Crossbill
- Red Grouse
- Red Kite
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-billed Chough
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Goose
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-footed Falcon
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-throated Loon
- Redpoll
- Redwing
- Richard’s Pipit
- Ring Ouzel
- Ring-billed Gull
- Ring-necked Duck
- Rock Dove
- Rook
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Roseate Tern
- Ross’s Goose
- Ross’s Gull
- Rosy Starling
- Rough-legged Buzzard
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Rustic Bunting
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Sedge Warbler
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Short-eared Owl
- Short-toed Snake Eagle
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Song Thrush
- Sooty Shearwater
- South African Shelduck
- Spanish Sparrow
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Squacco Heron
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Stock Dove
- Swan Goose
- Taiga Bean Goose
- Tawny Owl
- Temminck’s Stint
- Tree Pipit
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Bean Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Twite
- Velvet Scoter
- Water Pipit
- Water Rail
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western House Martin
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Swamphen
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Whinchat
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- White-cheeked Pintail
- White-tailed Eagle
- White-throated Dipper
- White-winged Tern
- Whooper Swan
- Wild Turkey
- 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.
Frequently asked questions
How many bird species are in Cumbria?
328 species have been recorded in Cumbria on eBird; 328 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Cumbria 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.