The Collection

British Bird Species

Every species you could spot in the UK — from common garden birds to once-in-a-lifetime rarities. Each one earns a card.

Showing 104 species — Common
Common
L
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Common
G
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Common
F
Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Common
N
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Common
G
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Common
E
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelis
Common
G
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Common
L
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Common
M
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Common
P
Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
Common
G
Greylag Goose
Anser anser
Common
C
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common
C
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common
E
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common
G
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common
E
Eurasian Teal
Anas crecca
Common
M
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common
T
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Common
C
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Common
E
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus
Common
C
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo
Common
C
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Common
C
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Common
R
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufa
Common
M
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Common
C
Common Coot
Fulica atra
Common
E
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Common
C
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Common
E
European Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
Common
G
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Common
N
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Common
R
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Common
S
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Common
D
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Common
C
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common
B
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Common
C
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common
C
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common
T
Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Common
C
Common Guillemot
Uria aalge
Common
R
Razorbill
Alca torda
Common
B
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Common
B
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Common
C
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common
L
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Common
H
Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
Common
G
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Common
C
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common
R
Rock Dove
Columba livia
Common
S
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Common
C
Common Wood Pigeon
Columba palumbus
Common
E
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Common
T
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco
Common
C
Common Swift
Apus apus
Common
G
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Common
G
Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
Common
E
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Common
E
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Common
W
Western Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
Common
R
Rook
Corvus frugilegus