Birds Found in and around Huddersfield in West Yorkshire

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

List of Birds found in Huddersfield


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)