Birds Found in and around Ramsbottom in Greater Manchester

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

List of Birds found in Ramsbottom


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo)
Finsch's Parakeet (Aratinga finschi)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
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)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)