Birds Found in and around Otley in West Yorkshire

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

List of Birds found in Otley


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)