Birds Found in and around Macclesfield in Cheshire

There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Macclesfield. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Macclesfield


(Anas platyrhynchos subsp. platyrhynchos)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
(Asio otus subsp. otus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)