Birds Found in and around Northwich in Cheshire

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

List of Birds found in Northwich


(Asio otus subsp. otus)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redhead (Aythya americana)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus subsp. littoralis)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
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)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)