A Blue Tit on a branch

Bird Fact Files

We know you love watching the birds in your garden, but how much do you really know about some of the most common species of garden bird?

Our Ornithologists and wildlife experts believe that the more you know about your garden visitors, the more you can help them and understand their behaviour.

Robin

Robin

Britain's most loved bird.

Learn about the robin
Great Tit

Great Tit

The largest member of the tit family.

Learn about the Great Tit
Blue Tit

Blue Tit

A distinctive and pretty looking bird!

Learn about the Blue Tit
Coal Tit

Coal Tit

An agile bird that feeds high in trees.

Learn about the Coal Tit
Greenfinch

Greenfinch

A beautiful green bird that are easy to spot!

Learn about the Greenfinch
Goldfinch

Goldfinch

A flash of red, yellow and white - these birds are hard to miss.

Learn about the Goldfinch
Blackbird

Blackbird

This jet black bird will is often found feeding from the ground.

Learn about the blackbird
House Sparrow

House Sparrow

You might spot this cheeky chap at your bird feeder.

Learn about the House Sparrow
Chaffinch

Chaffinch

A popular spring songster!

Learn more about the Chaffinch

We've chosen some of the UK's most popular garden birds, so you can get to know your feathered visitors.

Starling

Starling

These iridescent birds are a beautiful sight on your feeders.

Learn about the Starling
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

The smallest of the black crows.

Learn about the Jackdaw
Magpie

Mapgpie

A distinctive black and white bird that is larger than most small garden birds.

Learn more about the Magpie
Blackcap

Blackcap

A stocky, grey-bodied warbler with a distinctive black cap

Learn about the Blackcap
Dunnock

Dunnock

Sometimes known as the Hedge sparrow owing to its similarity to the House Sparrow

Learn about the Dunnock
Wren

Wren

The Wren is a common garden bird, although you may not realise this as it is quite shy and secretive and usually hides in hedgerows and undergrowth.

Learn more about the Wren
Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Long-tailed Tits are tiny birds, not much larger than a Wren but with very long tails.

Learn about the Long-tailed Tit
Great Spotted Woodpecker

Great Spotted Woodpecker

The most common of the three woodpecker species found in Britain, and the only one found in Ireland where a small but growing population exists.

Learn about the Great Spotted Woodpecker
Tree Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

They are similar in appearance to House Sparrows, but a closer look will show that the birds are very uniform as both sexes have the same plumage

Learn more about the Tree Sparrow

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