Birds Found in and around Prestwich in Greater Manchester

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

List of Birds found in Prestwich


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
White-Winged Black Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
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)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)