Birds Found in and around Pontefract in West Yorkshire
There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Pontefract. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
List of Birds found in Pontefract
| Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
| French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
| Garganey (Anas querquedula) |
| Great White Egret (Ardea alba) |
| Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
| Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
| Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
| Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
| Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
| Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea) |
| Pintail (Anas acuta) |
| Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) |
| Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris) |
| Scaup (Aythya marila) |
| Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus) |
| Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
| Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
| Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. fabalis) |
| Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
| Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus) |
| Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
| White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) |
| Bittern (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons) |
| Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
| Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) |
| Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis) |
| Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
| Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
| Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus) |
| Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
| Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
| Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
| Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
| Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
| Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
| Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
| Shoveler (Anas clypeata) |
| Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) |
| Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) |
| Teal (Anas crecca) |
| Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
| Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) |
| Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
| Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
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