Birds Found in and around West Bradford in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in West Bradford


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)