Birds Found in and around Ossett in West Yorkshire

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

List of Birds found in Ossett


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)