About Wildlife around the lake area of Gorton Reservoirs

The area within a five mile radius of Gorton Reservoirs is home to 163 species of birds.

Gorton Reservoirs is a woodland area in Greater Manchester.

Gorton Reservoirs Map

Gorton Reservoirs Map

About Wildlife around the lake area of Gorton Reservoirs

The area within a five mile radius of Gorton Reservoirs is home to 163 species of birds.

Gorton Reservoirs is a woodland area in Greater Manchester.

Gorton Reservoirs Map

Gorton Reservoirs Map

Birds found near Gorton Reservoirs

There have been 163 species of birds recorded within a five mile radius of Gorton Reservoirs.

Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)