Birds Found in and around Ormskirk in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Ormskirk


American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Green-Winged Teal (Anas carolinensis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Sanderling (Calidris alba)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Great White Egret (Ardea alba)
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)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Ringed Teal (Callonetta leucophrys)
Ruff (Calidris pugnax)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)