Birds Found in and around Liverpool in Merseyside

There are over 230 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Liverpool. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.

List of Birds found in Liverpool


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
(Columba livia subsp. livia)
Alexandrine Parakeet (Psittacula eupatria)
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea)
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-Tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
Blackbird (Turdus merula)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
Budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Canary (Serinus canaria)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
Common Gull (Larus canus)
Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Continental Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Corncrake (Crex crex)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Eider (Somateria mollissima)
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
Great Black-Headed Gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
Great Northern Diver (Gavia immer)
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
Green Plover (Vanellus vanellus)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
House Martin (Delichon urbicum)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides subsp. glaucoides)
Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lanner (Falco biarmicus)
Leach's Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Manx Shearwater (Puffinus puffinus)
Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris)
Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)
Peregrine (Falco peregrinus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Pied/White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Red-Crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
Ring-Necked Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Roseate Tern (Sterna dougallii)
Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
Saker (Falco cherrug)
Sandwich Tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Siskin (Spinus spinus)
Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Yellow-legged Gull (Larus michahellis)
(Chloris chloris subsp. chloris)
(Delichon urbicum subsp. urbicum)
Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Barn Owl (Tyto alba)
Barrow's Goldeneye (Bucephala islandica)
Black Swan (Cygnus atratus)
Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus subsp. intermedius)
Black-Necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
Black-Throated Diver (Gavia arctica)
Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
Blue-Headed Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flava)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone subsp. corone)
Carrion/Hooded Crow (Corvus corone agg.)
Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus)
Common Guillemot (Uria aalge)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Continental Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)
Coot (Fulica atra)
Corn Bunting (Emberiza calandra)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Firecrest (Regulus ignicapilla)
Fulmar (Fulmarus glacialis)
Gannet (Morus bassanus)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Great Black-Backed Gull (Larus marinus)
Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
Great Skua (Stercorarius skua)
Great Tit (Parus major)
Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Grey Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
Harris's Hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
Iceland Gull (Larus glaucoides)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
Laughing Gull (Larus atricilla)
Lesser Black-Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
Linnet (Linaria cannabina)
Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Magpie (Pica pica)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Merlin (Falco columbarius)
Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)
Pied Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. yarrellii)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Purple Sandpiper (Calidris maritima)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Red-Breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
Red-Throated Diver (Gavia stellata)
Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Ruddy Duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Senegal Parrot (Poicephalus senegalus)
Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba subsp. alba)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Willow Tit (Poecile montana)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima)
Yellow-fronted Canary (Serinus mozambicus)
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)