Birds of Shropshire
277 bird species have been recorded in Shropshire on the eBird network — explore the 276 in the Birbs encyclopedia, and see which are being reported near you right now.
277 bird species have been recorded in Shropshire on eBird, the global citizen-science database run by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. 276 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
Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrix
Black KiteMilvus migrans
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 StiltHimantopus himantopus
Blue-winged GooseCyanochen cyanoptera
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Brant GooseBranta bernicla
Cackling GooseBranta hutchinsii
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Cetti’s WarblerCettia cetti
Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
The full checklist — 276 birds of Shropshire in our library
- African Sacred Ibis
- Arctic Tern
- Bar-headed Goose
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Barnacle Goose
- Black Grouse
- Black Kite
- 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 Stilt
- Blue-winged Goose
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Brambling
- Brant Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Carrion Crow
- Caspian Gull
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Chukar Partridge
- 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 Sandpiper
- Common Scoter
- Common Shelduck
- Common Snipe
- Common Starling
- Common Swift
- Common Tern
- Common Whitethroat
- Common Wood Pigeon
- Corn Bunting
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Dartford Warbler
- Desert Wheatear
- 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 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
- 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 Turtle Dove
- Ferruginous Duck
- Fieldfare
- 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 Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Green Sandpiper
- Grey Crowned Crane
- Grey Heron
- Grey Partridge
- Grey Plover
- Grey Wagtail
- Greylag Goose
- Hawfinch
- Helmeted Guineafowl
- Hen Harrier
- Horned Lark
- House Sparrow
- Iberian Chiffchaff
- Iceland Gull
- Indian Peafowl
- Jack Snipe
- Lapland Longspur
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Scaup
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Bittern
- 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
- Maned Duck
- Marsh Tit
- Marsh Warbler
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Melodious Warbler
- Merlin
- Mistle Thrush
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Muscovy Duck
- Mute Swan
- Northern Bobwhite
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Lapwing
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Raven
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Wheatear
- Osprey
- Pallid Harrier
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Parrot Crossbill
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Pine Bunting
- Pink-footed Goose
- Purple Heron
- Red Crossbill
- Red Grouse
- Red Kite
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Grebe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red-throated Loon
- Redpoll
- Redwing
- Reeves’s Pheasant
- Ring Ouzel
- Ring-billed Gull
- Ring-necked Duck
- Rock Dove
- Rook
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Rosy Starling
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sand Martin
- Sanderling
- Sandwich Tern
- Sedge Warbler
- Short-eared Owl
- Smew
- Snow Bunting
- Snow Goose
- Song Thrush
- South African Shelduck
- Spotted Crake
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Spotted Redshank
- Stock Dove
- Swan Goose
- 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-throated Dipper
- White-winged Tern
- Whooper Swan
- Willow Tit
- Willow Warbler
- Wood Duck
- Wood Sandpiper
- Wood Warbler
- Woodchat Shrike
- 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 Shropshire?
277 species have been recorded in Shropshire on eBird; 276 of them have a full profile on Birbs.
Where can I see birds in Shropshire 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.