Birds Found in and around Blackpool in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Blackpool


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
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)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Auk (Alle alle)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Razorbill (Alca torda)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)