British birds list
You wanted a British birds list, you've got a bird list with more than 200 UK birds included; along with residential status, eating habits, habitats the birds take up.
With a list of over 200 birds seen all year in the UK, during winter or summer migration, our British birds lists is always growing. Our chart includes information where within the UK they're, what they eat or there natural habitats. All common birds are listed including the small birds seen in your garden.
The chart is quite explanatory; listing bird name, residential status, what they eat and where they live. Bird names are ordered alphabetically, the residential status and eating section is more far reaching well going into detail.
Well we go into more detail with where to see each bird around the UK. All small garden birds are there, so are all common British birds to spot in the wild.
Food groups are all included with what they eat column, followed by the habitat section listing all areas to see the birds in there natural environment.
Columns explained in detail:
- Bird Name:
- Name of bird listed alphabetically
- Migration:
- All Year - bird can be seen in the UK all year round or limited to small areas in England, Wales, Scotland or NI. Migration can still happen within the UK with all year status.
- Migrant (S) - relates to birds visiting the UK in the summer, this could be birds coming in from elsewhere, or are already present within the UK.
- Migrant (W) - relates to birds who only visit all or parts of the UK in the cold winter months, may visit from outside the UK, or migrant within the UK.
- Eat:
- Insects, bugs - all common insects found on the ground, trees or within scrubs; including caterpillars, spiders, snails, worms, etc.
- Fish, shellfish - limited to marine birds who eat mostly small fish, shrimp, crab, etc.
- Aquatic Insects - only insects that are found in or around lakes, ponds, rivers, oceans, etc.
- Fruit - all fruit grown in the wild on plants or free including fruit from Farmland.
- Berries - can be red berries, blackberries or blueberries grown in the wild
- Birds - largely related to small birds only caught in mid air by birds of prey.
- Mammals - also birds, plus mice, vole, shrew and rodents like rats.
- Habitat:
- Urban - built up areas such as housing estates, city, town, villages, business parks, etc.
- Grassland - open flat grassy fields such as parks, meadows.
- Farmland - Fields used for agriculture use, farmyards, outbuildings.
- Marine - open ocean or in shore, ponds, lakes, beaches, rivers.
- Wetland - saturated land such as marshes or further inland from beaches
- Woodland - large woods, small wooded areas in built up areas or forests.
Our British birds list chart:
| Bird Name: | Resident: | Eat: | Habitat(s): |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic Skua | Migrant (S) | Fish, Eggs, Birds | Marine |
| Arctic Tern | Migrant (S) | Fish, Crustaceans, Insects | Marine |
| Avocet | Migrant (S), Migrant (W) | Aquatic Insects, Larvae, Crustaceans, Worms | Marine, Grassland |
| Barnacle Goose | Migrant (W), All Year | Vegetation, Roots, Seeds | Marine, Grassland, Farmland |
| Barn Owl | All Year | Mice, Vole, Shrew, Birds | Farmland, Grassland |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Migrant (W) | Shellfish, Marine Snails, Worms | Marine, Grassland, Wetland |
| Bearded Tit | All Year, small areas | Insects, Insect Larvea, Spiders, Seeds | Wetland |
| Bewick's Swan | Migrant (W) | Potatoes, Grain, | Marine, Wetland, Farmland |
| Blackcap | All Year, Migrant (S) | Insects, Berries | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Blackbird | All Year | Insects, Worms, Berries | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Black Guillemot | All Year in Scotland, NI, ROI | Fish, Crustaceans | Marine |
| Black-necked Grebes | Migrant (W), Migrant (S) | Insects, Crustaceans, Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Black Redstart | Migrant (W), Migrant (S), All Year | Insects, Spiders, Worms, Berries, Seeds | Urban, Marine, Farmland |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Migrant (W), All Year | Insects, Worms, Snails | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Black Tern | Passage | Fish, Insects, Invertebrates | Marine, Wetland |
| Black-throated Divers | Migrant (S) | Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Bluethroat | Passage | Insects, Berries, Caterpillers, | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Blue Tit | All Year | Insects, Nuts, Seeds, Caterpillars | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Brambling | Migrant (W) | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Brent Goose | Migrant (W) | Vegetation | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Bullfinch | All Year, Migrant (W) in samll northern areas | Insects, Seeds, Buds | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Buzzard | All Year | Birds, Carrion, Small Mammals, Large Insects, Earthworms | Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Canada Goose | All Year | Vegetation | Urban, Marine, Farmland, Wetland, Grassland |
| Capercaillie | All Year (small area in Scotland) | Berries, Shoots, Stems | Woodland |
| Carrion Crow | All Year | Carrion, Insects, Worms, Seeds, Fruits, Eggs, Scraps | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
| Cetti's Warbler | All Year | Insects, Larvae | Wetland |
| Chaffinch | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Chiffchaff | All Year, Migrant (S) | Insects, Spiders | Urban, Farmland, Woodland, Wetland |
| Cirl Bunting | All Year: area in Cornwall only | Insects, Seeds | Farmland |
| Coal Tit | All Year | Insects, Seeds, Nuts | Urban, Woodland |
| Collared Dove | All Year | Seeds, Grain, Buds, Shoots | Urban, Farmland |
| Common Redpoll | Migrant (W) | Seeds, Insects | Woodland, Farmland, Wetland |
| Common Gull | Migrant (W), All Year | Fish, Carrion, Worms, Scraps | Urban, Marine, Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
| Common Sandpiper | Migrant (S), Migrant (W), All Year, Passage | Insects, Worms | Marine, Wetland |
| Common Scoter | Migrant (W), Migrant (S) in small areas in Scotland | Molluscs | Marine |
| Common Tern | Migrant (S), Passage | Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Coot | All Year | Vegetation, seeds, Snails, Insect Larvae | Urban, Marine, Wetland |
| Cormorant | All Year, Migrant (W) | Fish | Urban, Marine, Wetland |
| Corn Bunting | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Farmland, Grassland |
| Corncrake | Migrant (S) | Insects, Seeds | Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
| Crested Tit | All Year, Scotland | Insects, Seeds | Woodland |
| Crossbill | All Year | Seeds, Conifers | Woodland |
| Cuckoo | Migrant (S) | Insects | Urban, Farmland, Woodland, Wetland |
| Curlew | All Year, Migrant (W) Migrant (S) | Worms, Shellfish | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Dartford Warbler | All Year, small areas in Southern England | Insects, Invertebrates | Heathland |
| Dipper | All Year | Insect Larvae, Shrimp | Wetland |
| Dunlin | Migrant (W), Migrant (S) | Insects, Snails, Worms | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Dunnock | All Year, Migrant (W) in Scotland | Insects, Spiders, Worms, Seeds | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Eider | All Year, Migrant (W) | Shellfish | Marine |
| Fieldfare | Migrant (W) | Insects, Worms, Berries | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Firecrest | All Year, Migrant (W), Passage | Spiders | Urban, Woodland |
| Fulmar | All Year, Migrant (S) | Crustaceans, Sand Eels | Marine |
| Gadwall | All Year, Migrant (W) | Seeds, Stems, Leaves | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Gannet | All Year, Migrant (S) | Fish | Marine |
| Garden Warbler | Migrant (S) | Insects, Berries | Urban, Farmland, Woodland |
| Garganey | Migrant (S), Passage | Insects, Plant | Wetland, Grassland |
| Glaucous Gull | Migrant (W) | Carrion, Shellfish, Scraps | Marine, Wetland |
| Goldcrest | All Year | Spiders, Moth Eggs | Urban, Woodland |
| Golden Oriole | Migrant (S) | Insects, Berries | Woodland |
| Golden Eagle | All Year in Scotland | Birds, Mammals, Carrion | Upland |
| Golden Plover | Migrant (W), Migrant (S), All Year | Insects, Worms, Beetles | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland, Upland |
| Goldfinch | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Farmland |
| Goldeneye | Migrant (W) | Mussels, Insect Larvae, Fish, Plants | Marine, Wetland |
| Goosander | Migrant (W), All Year | Fish | Marine, Wetland, Upland |
| Goshawk | All Year | Birds, Mammals | Upland, Wetland, Woodland, Grassland, Farmland |
| Grasshopper Warbler | Migrant (S) | Insects | Grassland, Wetland |
| Great Black-backed Gull | All Year, Migrant (W) | Shellfish, Carrion, Birds | Urban, Marine, Wetland, Upland, Farmland |
| Great Crested grebe | All Year, Migrant (W) | Fish | Urban, Marine, Wetland |
| Great Grey Shrike | Migrant (W) | Insects, Beetles, Small Mammals, Birds | Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Great Northern | Migrant (W) | Fish, Crustaceans | Marine, Wetland |
| Great Skua | Migrant (S) | Fish, Carrion, Birds | Marine |
| Great Tit | All Year | Insects, Seeds, Nuts | Urban, Farmland, Woodland |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | All Year | Insects, Seeds, Nuts | Urban, Woodland |
| Greenfinch | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Farmland, Woodland |
| Green Sandpiper | Migrant (W) | Insects | Marine, Wetland, Farmland |
| Greenshank | Migrant (W), Passage | Worms, Snails, Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Green Woodpecker | All Year | Ants | Woodland, Farmland, Grassland, Urban, |
| Grey Heron | All Year, Migrant (W) | Fish, Vole, Small Mammals, Rodents | Marine, Wetland, Urban |
| Grey Plover | Migrant (W) | Shellfish, Worms | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Greylag Goose | All Year, Migrant (W) to Scotland | Grass, Roots, Cereals, Grain | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland, Farmland |
| Grey Wagtail | All Year, Migrant (S) to Scotland, Migrant (W) to north-east England | Insects | Marine, Wetland, Upland, Urban |
| Guillemot | Migrant (W), Migrant (S) | Fish, Crustaceans | Marine |
| Hawfinch | All Year, Migrant (W), Passage | Seeds, Buds, Shoots | Urban, Woodland |
| Hen Harrier | All Year, Migrant (W) | Birds, Mammals | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Upland, Grassland, |
| Herring Gull | All Year, Migrant (W) | Carrion, Offal, Seeds, Fruit, Birds, Eggs, Fish, Insects, Mammals | Marine, Wetland, Urban, Farmland, Grassland |
| Hobby | Migrant (S) | Birds, Insects | Woodland, Farmland, Wetland, Grassland, Urban |
| Hooded Crow | All Year in Scotland, Migrant (W) in East | Carrion, Eggs, Birds, Invertebrates, Grain | Marine, Wetland, Upland, Woodland, Farmland, Urban, Grassland |
| Hoopoe | Passage | Insects, Spiders | Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Honey Buzzard | Migrant (W), Passage in East | Insect Larvae, Wasps, Bees | Woodland |
| House Martin | Migrant (S) | Insects | Urban, Wetland, Farmland |
| House Sparrow | All Year | Seeds, Scraps | Urban, Farmland |
| Iceland Gull | Migrant (W) | Fish, Carrion | Marine, Farmland, Wetland |
| Jay | All Year | Acorns, Nuts, Seeds, Insects, Birds, Mammals | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Jackdaw | All Year | Insects, Birds, Eggs, Fruit, Seeds, Scraps | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Upland, Grassland |
| Jack Snipe | Migrant (W) | Insects, Snails, Worms | Grassland, Wetland |
| Kestrel | All Year | Birds, Mammals, Worms, Insects | Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Kingfisher | All Year in England | Fish, Aquatic Insects | Marine, Wetland, Urban, Farmland |
| Kittiwake | Migrant (S) | Fish, Shrimp, Worms | Marine |
| Knot | Migrant (W) | Shellfish, Worms | Marine, Wetland |
| Lapwing | All Year, Migrant (W) in Wales, South West | Insects, Worms | Marine, Wetland, Upland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | All Year, Migrant (W) inland | Scavenges on most food, scraps | Marine, Wetland, Urban, Farmland, Grassland, |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Migrant (S) | Insects, Berries | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | All Year in England, Wales | Insects | Urban, Woodland, Wetland |
| Linnet | All Year, Migrant (S) northern England, Wales | Insects, Seeds | Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Little Grebe | All Year | Insects, Larea, Fish | Marine, Wetland, Urban |
| Little Gull | Passage around coast | Insects, Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Little Owl | All Year in England, part of Wales | Birds, Mammals, Beetles, Worms | Woodland, Farmland, Urban, Grassland |
| Little Stint | Passage around coast | Insects, Molluscs Crustaceans | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Little Ring Plover | Migrant (S) | Insects, Aquatic Invertebrates | Grassland, Wetland |
| Long-eared Owl | All Year, Migrant (S) East, mid England | Rodents, Birds | Woodland, Farmland, Wetland |
| Long-tailed Duck | Migrant (W) | Mussels, cockles, clams, crabs and small fish | Marine |
| Long-tailed Skua | Passage | Mammals, Fish, Offal, Carrion | Marine |
| Long-tailed Tit | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Woodland, Farmland, Urban |
| Mallard Duck | All Year | Seeds, Acorns, Berries, Plants, Insects, Shellfish | Marine, Wetland, Woodland, Farmland, Urban |
| Magpie | All Year | Scavenge or Small Birds | Urban, Farmland, Wetland, Grassland, Upland, Woodland |
| Manx Shearwater | Migrant (S), Passage in North East, Scotland | Fish | Marine |
| Marsh Harrier | All Year in Eastern England, Migrant (W) southern parts | Birds, Mammals | Marine, Wetland, Farmland |
| Marsh Tit | All Year in England, Wales | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Woodland |
| Meadow Pipit | All Year, Migrant (W) central England | Insects, Flies, Beetles, Moths, Spiders | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland, Upland |
| Merlin | Migrant (W), All Year in Northern England | Birds | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Upland, Grassland |
| Mistle Thrush | All Year | Insects, Worms, Slugs, Berries | Urban, Woodland, Grassland, Farmland |
| Moorhen | All Year | Water Plants, Seeds, Fruit, Insects, Snails, Worms, Fish | Farmland, Grassland, Wetland, Urban |
| Montagu's Harrier | Migrant (S) areas in England | Birds, Vole, Shrews, Rabbits, Lizards, Insects | Farmland, Wetland, Grassland |
| Mute Swan | All Year | Water Plants, Insects, Snails | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Nightingale | Migrant (S) South East England | Insects | Woodland, Wetland, Grassland |
| Nightjar | Migrant (S) in small parts | Moths, Beetles | Woodland |
| Nuthatch | All Year in England, Wales | Insects, Nuts, Acorns, Seeds | Urban, Woodland |
| Osprey | Migrant (S) parts of Scotland, Passage in England south coast | Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Oystercatcher | All Year - excluding Southern England Inland | Mussels, Cockles, Worms | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland, Upland |
| Peregrine | All Year, Migrant (W) England South | Birds | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland, Upland |
| Pink-footed Goose | Migrant (W) | Grain, Cereal, Potatoes, Grass | Farmland, Wetland, Marine, Grassland |
| Pheasant | All Year | Insects, Shoots, Grain, Seeds | Woodland, Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Pied Flycatcher | Migrant (S), Passage in South, East England | Insects, Fruits, Seeds | Woodland, Urban |
| Pied Wagtail | All Year, Migrant (S) in Scotland | Insects | Urban, Farmland, Grassland, Marine, Wetland |
| Pink-footed Goose | Migrant (W) | Grain, Cereal, Potatoes, Grass | Farmland, Grassland, Marine, Wetland |
| Pintail | Migrant (W) | Plants, Invertebrates | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Pochard Duck | Migrant (W), All Year in East England | Plants, Seeds, Snails, Fish, Insects | Marine, Wetland, Urban |
| Pomarine Skua | Passage | Fish, Birds | Marine |
| Puffin | All Year | Fish | Marine |
| Purple Sandpiper | Migrant (W) | Winkes, Insects, Spiders, Crustaceans, Plants | Marine |
| Quail | Migrant (S) | Insects, Seeds | Farmland, Grassland |
| Raven | All Year | Carrion, Mammals, Birds, Eggs, Insects, Invertebrates | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Marine, Upland |
| Razorbill | All Year Migrant (W) in South East | Fish | Marine |
| Red-backed Shrike | Passage | Insects, Birds, Mammals | Marine, Woodland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Red-breasted Merganser | All Year in Scotland, Migrant (W) | Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Red-crested Pochard | All Year | Stems, Roots, Seeds, Vegetation | Wetland |
| Red Grouse | All Year, mostly Northern England, Scotland | Insects, Seeds, Berries, Heather | Upland |
| Red Kite | All Year Migrant (W), Southern England | Carrion, Worms, Mammals | Woodland, Urban, Farmland |
| Red-legged Partridge | All Year | Seeds, Roots | Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Redshank | All Year, Migrant (W) in England, Migrant (S) in Northern England, Scotland | Insects, Earthworms, Molluscs, Crustaceans | Marine, Wetland, Upland, Grassland |
| Redstart | Migrant (S) in Wales, Northern England | Insects, Spiders, Worms, Berries | Woodland, Upland, Urban |
| Red-throated Diver | Migrant (W), Migrant (S) in Scottish Highlands | Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Redwing | Migrant (W) | Berries, Worms | Woodland, Farmland, Grassland, Urban |
| Reed Bunting | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Farmland, Urban, Grassland, Wetland |
| Ring Ouzel | Migrant (S) in Northern England, Wales, Passage England East/South | Insects, Berries | Farmland, Grassland, Upland |
| Ring Plover | All Year, Migrant (W), North East, Migrant (S), Northern England | Flies, Spiders, Marine Worms, Crustaceans, Molluscs | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Robin | All Year | Seeds, Insects, Fruits, Worms, Invertebrates | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Rock Dove | All Year | Seeds, Cereal | Urban, Farmland, Marine |
| Rock Pipit | All Year, Migrant (W) South East England | Insects, Beetles, Fish, Shellfish, Seeds | Marine, Wetland |
| Rook | All Year | Insects, Worms, Grain, Nuts, Birds, Mammals, Eggs, Carrion | Urban, Farmland, Woodland, Grassland |
| Ruff | Migrant (W), Passage | Insects, Larvea, Frogs, Fish, Seeds | Farmland, Wetland, Grassland |
| Sanderling | Migrant (W) | Marine Worms, Crustaceans | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Sand Martin | Migrant (S) | Invertebrates | Farmland, Wetland |
| Sandwich Tern | Migrant (S) | Fish | Marine, Wetland |
| Savi's Warbler | Migrant (S) | Insects | Marine, Wetland |
| Scaup Duck | Migrant (S) | Insects | Wetland |
| Sedge Warbler | Migrant (S) | Insects, Berries | Urban, Farmland, Wetland |
| Serin | Passage | Seeds, Buds, Invertebrates, | Urban, Woodland, |
| Siskin | All Year, Migrant (W) | Seeds, Insects | Urban, Woodland |
| Shag | All Year, Migrant (W) | Fish | Marine |
| Shelduck | All Year | Invertebrates, Shellfish, Aquatic Snails | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Short-eared Owl | All Year, Migrant (W) | Small Mammals, Vole | Marine, Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
| Shoveler | All Year, Migrant (W) | Insects | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Skylark | All Year, Migrant (S) | Insects, Seeds | Marine, Farmland, Grassland |
| Slavonian Grebes | Migrant (W), Migrant (S) | Fish, Insect Lavae | Marine, Wetland |
| Smew | Migrant (W) | Fish, Insect Lavea, Insects | Marine, Wetland |
| Snipe | All Year, Migrant (W), Migrant (S) | Invertebrates, Worms, Insect Lavea | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Snow Bunting | Migrant (W) | Insects, Seeds | Marine, Farmland |
| Sparrowhawk | All Year, Migrant (W) | Birds, Bats | Urban, Farmland, Wetland, Grassland |
| Spoonbill | All Year | Fish, Aquatic Invertebrates | Marine, Wetland |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Migrant (S) | Insects, Moths, Butterflies | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Starling | All Year, Migrant (S) | Invertebrates, Fruits | Urban, Woodland, Farmland, Wetland Grassland |
| Stock Dove | All Year | Seeds | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Stonechat | All Year Migrant (W) | Invertebrates, Seeds, Fruit | Marine, Wetland, Grassland, Farmland |
| Swallow | Migrant (S) | Invertebrates | Urban, Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
| Swift | Migrant (S) | Insects, Spiders | Urban, Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
| Tawny Owl | All Year | Small Mammals, Rodents, Birds, Frogs, Fish, Insects, Worms | Woodland, Farmland, Urban |
| Teal | All Year, Migrant (W) | Seeds, Invertebrates | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Treecreeper | All Year | Insects, Spiders, Seeds | Urband, Farmland, Woodland |
| Tree Pipit | Migrant (S) | Invertebrates, Berries | Woodland, Grassland |
| Tree Sparrow | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Woodland, Farmland |
| Tufted Duck | All Years, Migrant (W) | Insects, Molluscs | Urban, Marine, Wetland |
| Tundra Bean Goose | Migrant (W) | Grass, Cereal, Potatoes, Crops | Farmland, Grassland, Weland |
| Turnstone | Migrant (W) | Insects, Crustaceans, Invertebrate | Marine, Wetland |
| Turtle Dove | Migrant (S) | Seeds | Urban, Farmland, Woodland, Grassland |
| Twite | Migrant (W), Mirgrent (S), All Year | Seeds | Marine, Farmland, Grassland, |
| Velvet Scoter | Migrant (W) | Shellfish, Crabs, Sea Urchins, Fish, Insect Larvae | Marine |
| Water Pipit | Migrant (W) | Insects, Lavae | Wetland, Grassland |
| Water-Rail | All Year | Fish, Snails, Insects | Urban, Grassland, Wetland |
| Waxwing | Migrant (W) | Berries | Urban, Farmland |
| Wheatear | Migrant (S) | Insects, Larvea | Farmland, Grassland |
| Whinchat | Migrant (S) | Insects, Seeds | Farmland, Woodland, Grassland |
| Whitethroat | Migrant (S) | Insects, Berries, Fruit | Farmland, Woodland, Grassland |
| Willow Tit | All Year | Insects, Seeds, Berries | Urban, Woodland |
| Willow Warbler | Migrant (S) | Insects, Spiders, Fruit, Berries | Urban, Woodland, Grassland |
| Whimbrel | Passage | Insects, Snails, Slugs, Worms | Marine, Grassland, Wetland |
| White-fronted Goose | Migrant (W) | Grass, Grain, Wheat, Potatoes | Marine, Farmland, Wetland, Grassland |
| Whooper Swan | Migrant (W) | Aquatic Plants, Grass, Grain, Potatoes. | Marine, Wetland, Farmland, Grassland |
| Wigeon | All Year, Migrant (W), Migrant (S) | Aquatic Plants, Grass, Roots | Marine, Wetland, Grassland |
| Woodcock | All Year, Migrant (W) | Worms, Beetles, Spiders, Snails, Caterpillars, Fly Larvae | Urban, Farmland, Woodland |
| Woodlark | All Year, Migrant (W) | Seeds, Insects | Woodland, Farmland |
| Woodpigeon | All Year | Crops, Buds, Seeds, Nuts, Berries | Urban, Farmland, Woodland |
| Wood Sandpiper | Migrant (S), Passage | Insects, Worms, Spiders, Fish, Shellfish, Aquatic Invertebrates | Grassland, Wetland |
| Wood Warbler | Migrant (S) | Insects, Spiders | Urban, Woodland |
| Wren | All Year | Insects, Spiders | Urban, Farmland, Woodland |
| Wryneck | Passage | Ants | Urban, Farmland, Grassland |
| Yellowhammer | All Year | Insects, Seeds | Urban, Farmland, Grassland |
| Yellow Wagtail | Migrant (S) | Insects, Flies, Beetles | Farmland, Grassland, Wetland |
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