Birds Found in and around Rivington in Greater Manchester

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

List of Birds found in Rivington


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
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)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
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)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)