Birding spots · Virginia

Best Birding Spots in Prince Edward County, Virginia

Sandy River Reservoir leads Prince Edward County's birding spots with 181 species reported, best in spring. 21 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Sandy River Reservoir	181	1,968	99	135	76	135
Wilcks Lake Public Area	154	1,152	68	130	78	117
Briery Creek Lake	145	672	61	111	86	92
Briery Creek Lake (Dry Creek)	131	517	57	85	83	76
Hicks Lake	128	514	77	76	48	79
Twin Lakes State Park	114	1,527	50	101	60	61
Sandy River Reservoir (Marrowbone Creek)	109	213	54	68	59	59
High Bridge Trail State Park (Sandy River)	104	253	37	75	50	73
High Bridge Trail State Park	92	302	39	59	36	65
Grand View Lake	91	104	42	59	53	35
Sterling Lake	90	223	36	54	50	42
Buffalo Creek	83	89	39	64	10	43
Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area	80	99	31	59	19	29
Sandy River Reservoir (southeast)	78	53	27	48	30	24
High Bridge Trail State Park (Rice)	65	75	25	42	35	22
High Bridge Trail State Park (Prospect)	47	109	27	32	28	22
Grove Street Park	38	58	12	33	15	14
Birding spot near Pamplin City	100	210	50	71	52	64
Birding spot near Burkeville (Burkes Tavern)	72	148	28	47	31	37
Birding spot near Farmville (southeast)	71	205	38	38	37	33
Birding spot near Farmville (Millwood Pond)	61	81	28	50	22	31