Birds of Hertfordshire
326 bird species have been recorded in Hertfordshire on the eBird network — explore the 326 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
326 bird species have been recorded in Hertfordshire on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 326 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
African Sacred IbisThreskiornis aethiopicus
Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
American WigeonMareca americana
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Ashy-headed GooseChloephaga poliocephala
Atlantic CanarySerinus canaria
Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Black StorkCiconia nigra
Black SwanCygnus atratus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Black-bellied Whistling DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Black-necked SwanCygnus melancoryphus
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
Blue-winged TealSpatula discors
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
The full checklist — 326 birds of Hertfordshire in our library
- African Sacred Ibis
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Alpine Swift
- American Wigeon
- Arctic Tern
- Ashy-headed Goose
- Atlantic Canary
- Baikal Teal
- Bar-headed Goose
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnacle Goose
- Bearded Reedling
- Black Redstart
- Black Stork
- Black Swan
- Black Tern
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black-necked Swan
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black-throated Loon
- Black-winged Stilt
- Blue Rock Thrush
- Blue-winged Teal
- Bluethroat
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Bonaparte’s Gull
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Budgerigar
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Caspian Gull
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Chilean Flamingo
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Coal Tit
- Cockatiel
- 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 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
- Dartford Warbler
- Dunlin
- Dunnock
- Egyptian Goose
- Emperor Goose
- Eurasian Bittern
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Chaffinch
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Coot
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- 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 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 Turtle Dove
- Falcated Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Fieldfare
- Franklin’s Gull
- Fulvous Whistling Duck
- 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 Skua
- Great Snipe
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Great White Pelican
- Greater Rhea
- Greater Scaup
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Green Sandpiper
- Grey Heron
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Grey-cheeked Thrush
- Greylag Goose
- Harris’s Hawk
- Hawfinch
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Hen Harrier
- Hooded Merganser
- Horned Grebe
- House Sparrow
- Iceland Gull
- Icterine Warbler
- Indian Peafowl
- Jack Snipe
- Kentish Plover
- Lady Amherst’s Pheasant
- Lake Duck
- Laughing Dove
- Laughing Gull
- Leach’s Storm Petrel
- Least Sandpiper
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Grey Shrike
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Auk
- Little Bittern
- Little Bunting
- 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
- Mallard
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Manx Shearwater
- Marsh Tit
- Marsh Warbler
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Merlin
- Mistle Thrush
- Monk Parakeet
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Muscovy Duck
- Mute Swan
- Nene
- Northern Fulmar
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Lapwing
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Wheatear
- Osprey
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Pallid Harrier
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Parrot Crossbill
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pine Bunting
- Pine Grosbeak
- Pink-footed Goose
- Purple Heron
- Red Crossbill
- Red Junglefowl
- Red Kite
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-footed Falcon
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-throated Loon
- Redpoll
- Redwing
- Ring Ouzel
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Rock Dove
- Rook
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Roseate Tern
- Ross’s Goose
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Rough-legged Buzzard
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Savi’s Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Short-eared Owl
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Song Thrush
- South African Shelduck
- Spotted Crake
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Stock Dove
- Swan Goose
- Tawny Owl
- Temminck’s Stint
- Tree Pipit
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Bean Goose
- Tundra Swan
- Twite
- Water Pipit
- Water Rail
- Western Cattle Egret
- Western House Martin
- Western Jackdaw
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Whinchat
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- White-cheeked Pintail
- White-faced Whistling Duck
- White-headed Duck
- White-tailed Eagle
- White-throated Dipper
- White-winged Tern
- Whooper Swan
- Willow Tit
- Willow Warbler
- Wood Duck
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Woodlark
- Yellow-billed Teal
- 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 Hertfordshire?
326 species have been recorded in Hertfordshire on eBird; 326 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Hertfordshire 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.