Birds Found in and around Burnley in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Burnley


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Chiloe Wigeon (Anas sibilatrix)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lady Amherst's Pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
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)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)