Birds Found in and around Brinscall in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Brinscall


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)