Birds Found in and around Westhoughton in Greater Manchester
There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Westhoughton. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
List of Birds found in Westhoughton
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Lapland Bunting (Calcarius lapponicus) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
| Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
| Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys) |
| Sanderling (Calidris alba) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. fabalis) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) |
| Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Knot (Calidris canutus) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea) |
| Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
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