North Downs Birds - please click on the pictures to enlarge them
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Dabchick Tachybaptus ruficollis
Cormorants: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant Phalaacrocorax carbo
Herons: Ardeidae
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Ducks and kin: Anatidae
Mute swan Cygnus olor
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Hawks: Accipitridae
Red kite Milvus milvus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
Falcons: Falconidae
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Hobby Falco subbuteo
Pheasants: Phasianidae
Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Rails: Rallidae
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Coot Fulica atra
Plovers: Charadriidae
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Snipes: Scolopacidae
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Gulls: Laridae
Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus
Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Herring gull Larus argentatus
Pigeons: Columbidae
Feral pigeon Columba livia
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus
Stock dove Columba oenas
Collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
Cuckoo: Cuculidae
Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Owls: Tytonidae & Strigidae
Barn owl Tyto alba
Little owl Athene noctua
Tawny owl Strix aluco
Swifts: Apodidae
Common swift Apus apus
Woodpeckers: Picidae
Green woodpecker Picus viridis
Lesser spotted woodpecker Dendrocopus minor
Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopus major
Larks: Alaudidae
Skylark Alauda arvensis
Swallows: Hirundinidae
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Wagtails: Motacillidae
Pied wagtail Motacilla alba
Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Starlings: Sturnidae
European starling Sturnus vulgaris
Accentors: Prunellidae
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Wren: Troglodytidae
Winter wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Warblers: Sylviidae
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Whitethroat Sylvia communis
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European robin Erithacus rubecula
Thrushes: Turdidae
Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Song thrush Turdus pilomelos
Blackbird Turdus merula
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus
Tits: Paridae
Coal tit Parus ater
Blue tit Parus caeruleus
Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus
Great tit Parus major
Marsh tit Parus palustris
Nuthatches: Sittidae
European nuthatch Sitta europaea
Creepers: Certhiidae
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Buntings: Emberizidae
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Finches: Fringillidae
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Greenfinch Carduelis chloris
Lesser redpoll Carduelis flammea
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Siskin Carduelis spinus
Linnet Carduelis cannabina
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Sparrows: Passeridae
House sparrow Passer domesticus
Crows: Corvidae
Jay Garrulus glanarius
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Magpie Pica pica
Carrion crow Corvus corone
Others
Ring-necked parakeet Psittacula krameri
