Birds Found in and around Longridge in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Longridge


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)