According to surveys the most common English birds are the Chaffinch and the Wren.
Also common are Mute Swan, Canada Goose, Greylag Goose, Mallard, Tufted Duck, Pochard [W], Pheasant, Great Crested Grebe, Cormorant, Little Egret, Buzzard, Kestrel, Coot, Moorhen, Lapwing, Black Headed Gull, Lesser Black Backed Gull, Herring Gull, Common Tern [S], Pigeon, Wood Pigeon, Collared Dove, Swift [S], Great Spoted Woodpecker, Swallow [S], House Martin [S], Pied Wagtail, Hedge Accentor (Dunnock), Robin, Blackbird, Fieldfare [W], Redwing [W], Reed Warbler [S], Chiffchadd, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Long Tailed Tit, Nuthatch, Jay, Crow, Rook, Jackdaw, Magpie, Starling, House Sparrow, Greenfinch, Goldfinch, Reed Bunting.
Birds marked [S] are Summer visitors, those marked [W] are more common in Winter.
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