Birds Found in and around Eccles in Greater Manchester

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

List of Birds found in Eccles


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)