Birds Found in and around Skelmersdale in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Skelmersdale


Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)