The big table below shows which bird species can be seen in which month. Some live in Britain permanently, some visit during summer to breed, whilst others just stay the winter to escape the cold of northern Europe. Furthermore some species which we think of as residents all year round have their numbers significantly boosted in winter, or move around the countryside away from their summer haunts.
S – Summer visitor
R – Resident
NB – Non-breeding visitor
W – Passage migrant
| English Name | Scientific Name | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Barred Warbler | Sylvia nisoria | ||||||||||||
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | W | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W |
| Bearded Tit | Panurus biarmicus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Bean goose | Anser fabalis | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Bewick’s Swan | Cygnus columbianus | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Black Grouse | Tetrao tetrix | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Blackbird | Turdus merula | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | ||||||||||||
| Blackcap # | Sylvia atricapilla | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Black-headed Gull | Larus ridibundus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Blue Tit | Parus caeruleus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Brambling | Fringill montifringilla | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Brent goose | Branta bernicla | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Buzzard | Buteo buteo | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Cetti’s Warbler | Cettia cettia | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Chiffchaff # | Phylloscopus collybita | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Coal Tit | Parus ater | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Common Gull | Larus canus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Common Scoter | Melanitta nigra | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Coot | Fulica atra | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Corn Bunting | Miliaria calandra | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Crane | Grus grus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Crested Tit | Parus cristatus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Curlew | Numenius arquata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Dark-bellied Brent Goose | Branta bernicla bernicla | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Dartford Warbler | Sylvia undata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Dotterel | Charadrius morinellus | ||||||||||||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Dunnock (a.k.a Hedge sparrow) | Prunella modularis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Eider | Somateria mollissima | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Feral Pigeon/Rock Dove | Columba livia | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Firecrest | Regulus ignicapilla | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Gannet | Morus bassanus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Garganey | Anas querquedula | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Great Bustard | Otis tarda | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | ||||||||||||
| Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Great Skua | Catharacta skua | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Great Tit | Parus major | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Greenfinch | Carduelis chloris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Grey Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicarius | ||||||||||||
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | W | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W | W |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Guillemot | Uria aalge | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Hawfnch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus argenteus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Hobby | Falco subbuteo | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Hooded Crow | Corvus cornix | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Hoopoe | Upupa epops | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | ||||||
| House Martin | Delichon urbica | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Jackdaw | Corvus monedula | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Jay | Garrulus glandarius | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | ||||||||||||
| Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| King Eider | Somateria spectabilis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Knot | Calidris canutus | W | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W | W |
| Lapwing (a.k.a Peewit) | Vanellus vanellus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Leach’s petrel | Oceanodrama leucorrhoa | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Lesser white-fronted goose | Anser erythopus | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Lesser Redpoll | Carduelis cabaret | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos minor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Sylvia curruca | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Linnet | Carduelis cannabina | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Little Auk | Alle alle | ||||||||||||
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB |
| Little Grebe (Dab chick) | Tachybaptus ruficollis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Little Gull | Larus minutus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | ||||||||||||
| Little tern | Sterna albifrons | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | ||||||||||||
| Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Magpie | Pica pica | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Mandarin Duck (naturalised) | Aix galericulata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Manx Shearwater | Puffinis puffinus | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Marsh Tit | Parus palustris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Pied Wagtail | Motacilla alba yarellii | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Pink-footed Goose | Anser brachyrhynchus | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Pintail | Anas acuta | W | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W | W |
| Pochard | Aythya ferina | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Puffin | Fratercula arctica | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Purple Sandpiper | Calidris maritima | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||
| Quail | Coturnix coturnix | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Raven | Corvus corax | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Razorbill | Alca torda | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Red Grouse | Lagopus lagopus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | W | W | ||||||||||
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Redshank | Tringa totanus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | W | W | W | W | S | S | S | S | W | W | W | W |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus.scirpaceus | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Ring Ouzel | Turdus torquatus | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Robin | Erithacus rubecula | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Rock Pipit | Anthus petrosus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Sandwich Tern | Sterna sandvicensis | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Scaup | Aythya marila | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenabaenus | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Shore Lark | Eremophila alpestris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Shoveler | Anas clypeata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Siskin | Carduelis spinus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Skylark | Alauda arvensis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Smew | Mergus albellus | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Sooty Shearwater | Puffinis griseus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Spotted crake | Porzana porzana | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | ||||||||||||
| Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Stock Dove | Columba oenas | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Stone Curlew | Burhinus oedicnemus | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Stonechat | Saxicola torquata | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Storm Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Swallow | Hirundo rustica | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Swift | Apus apus | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Teal | Anas crecca | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Temminck’s Stint | Calidris temminckii | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| Tree Ceeper | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus. trivialis | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | W | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W | W |
| Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Twite | Carduelis flavirostris | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | W | W | W | W | NB | NB | NB | NB | W | W | W | W |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| White-fronted goose | Anser albifrons | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Whitethroat | Sylvia communis | S | S | S | S | S | S | ||||||
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Wigeon | Anas penelope | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Willow Tit | Parus montanus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | S | S | S | S | S | |||||||
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | W | W | R | R |
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | S | S | S | S | S | W | W | |||||
| Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Woodlark | Lullula arborea | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Woodpigeon | Columba palumbus | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava flavissima | S | S | S | S | S | S | S | |||||
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |