Birds Found in and around Oldham in Greater Manchester

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

List of Birds found in Oldham


American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
British Dipper (Cinclus cinclus subsp. gularis)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)