Birds Found in and around Bolton-le-Sands in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Bolton-le-Sands


Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pale-Bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. hrota)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser fabalis subsp. rossicus)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
Greenland White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. flavirostris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)