Tell us what it looks like and when and where you saw it, and we’ll help you identify it with our interactive bird identifier. When you’ve found your bird, click through to discover more about the species. What colour were its legs? How long was its tail? What shape was its beak? When did. you see it? Where did you see it? How big was the bird?

Our comprehensive guides on UK bird identification will help you spot and recognise a variety of bird species, from garden birds to birds of prey

Browse our UK bird guide by name. See birds alphabetised by name and family, A-Z in this handy guide

Bird details and bird lists are added / updated daily. Search facilities are tailored to your country, enabling you to quickly identify birds in your area on the basis of characteristics like colours, size, beak etc.

Our comprehensive guides on UK bird identification will help you spot and recognise a variety of bird species, from garden birds to birds of prey

These bird identification guides provide information about over 250 of the most common British birds including garden birds, birds of prey, shorebirds and waterfowl. The A-Z bird guides include identifying features, nesting and feeding habits, examples of songs and calls, as well as the conservation status of each bird.

Results will be displayed below - (S) indicates the bird is Scarce, (R) indicates the bird is Rare. You can view more detail on a particular bird by clicking the photo or by clicking the "View Detail" button. If you have found your bird, please use "Log Sighting" to record where and when you saw it.

For species such as Blue Tit, identification is described as 'usually straightforward', meaning it is fairly easy to identify them, perhaps because of their distinctive colouring or markings. Whereas for species such as Water Pipit, identification is described as 'often difficult'.

Over 250 detailed identification guides to British birds including garden birds, birds of prey, farmland birds, seabirds, and waterfowl. Designed to help you identify birds within the same family, those sharing the same habitat, or species commonly spotted during a particular season.

Using a Bird List to identify a bird is probably the least efficient way to achieve that objective. Birds on the Bird Lists are grouped by Category, if you use the By Category Search you can specify the category and view a few pages of 12 photos to find your bird.