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Gloucestershire

This checklist includes all bird species found in Gloucestershire , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).

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Country or region: Gloucestershire [map]

Number of species: 328
Number of globally threatened species: 18
Number of introduced species: 6
Last modified: 2025-10-12

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Introduced species
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	Uncertain origin Endangered
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Rare/Accidental
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus
Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Cackling Goose	Branta hutchinsii	Rare/Accidental
Canada Goose	Branta canadensis	Introduced species
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Ross's Goose	Anser rossii	Uncertain origin
Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus	Introduced species
Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachyrhynchus
Greylag Goose	Anser anser
Bean Goose	Anser fabalis
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Vulnerable
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola	Rare/Accidental
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Smew	Mergellus albellus
Hooded Merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Goosander	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	Introduced species
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Marbled Teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	Uncertain origin Near-threatened
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Vulnerable
Redhead	Aythya americana	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Common Teal	Anas crecca
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Uncertain origin
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Introduced species Near-threatened
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Pied-billed Grebe	Podilymbus podiceps	Rare/Accidental
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Slavonian Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Vulnerable
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove	Columba livia
Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Vulnerable
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba	Rare/Accidental
Common Swift	Apus apus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	Rare/Accidental
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Western Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
Corncrake	Crex crex
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana
Little Crake	Zapornia parva	Rare/Accidental
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Common Coot	Fulica atra
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane	Grus grus
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	Rare/Accidental Endangered
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica
Pacific Loon	Gavia pacifica	Rare/Accidental
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Black-bellied Storm-petrel	Fregetta tropica	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
European White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare/Accidental
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Great Egret	Ardea alba	Rare/Accidental
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
European Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
Eurasian Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
American Golden Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Near-threatened
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Vulnerable
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Least Sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	Rare/Accidental
Wilson's Phalarope	Steganopus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Vulnerable
Razorbill	Alca torda
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Vulnerable
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's Gull	Rhodostethia rosea	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Black-tailed Gull	Larus crassirostris	Rare/Accidental
Mew Gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	Rare/Accidental
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	Rare/Accidental
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
White-tailed Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Rare/Accidental
Red Kite	Milvus milvus
Black Kite	Milvus migrans	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Buzzard	Buteo buteo
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Little Owl	Athene noctua
Eurasian Scops Owl	Otus scops	Rare/Accidental
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie	Pica pica
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Common Raven	Corvus corax
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Dunnock	Prunella modularis
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Italian Sparrow	Passer italiae	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Rare/Accidental
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	Rare/Accidental
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Rare/Accidental
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
Twite	Linaria flavirostris
Common Linnet	Linaria cannabina
Common Redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
White-winged Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera	Rare/Accidental
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Eurasian Reed Bunting	Schoeniclus schoeniclus
Little Bunting	Schoeniclus pusillus
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Black-and-white Warbler	Mniotilta varia	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Blue Grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Uncertain origin
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Coal Tit	Periparus ater
Marsh Tit	Poecile palustris
Willow Tit	Poecile montanus
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit	Parus major
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
European Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea
Eurasian Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis
PASSERIFORMES: Panuridae
Bearded Reedling	Panurus biarmicus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Vulnerable
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Northern House Martin	Delichon urbicum
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Rare/Accidental
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Rhadina sibilatrix
Yellow-browed Warbler	Abrornis inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus	Rare/Accidental
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca
Common Whitethroat	Curruca communis
Dartford Warbler	Curruca undata	Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Eurasian Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
Bohemian Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Eurasian Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Rosy Starling	Pastor roseus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Rare/Accidental
Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius	Rare/Accidental
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Rare/Accidental
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Gray-cheeked Thrush	Catharus minimus	Rare/Accidental
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Redwing	Turdus iliacus
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
Black-throated Thrush	Turdus atrogularis	Rare/Accidental

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