Birds Found in and around Rawtenstall in Lancashire

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

List of Birds found in Rawtenstall


Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Cinnamon Teal (Anas cyanoptera)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
Long-Tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Raven (Corvus corax)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Stock Dove (Columba oenas)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)
Knot (Calidris canutus)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)

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Brett Gregory is an award-winning filmmaker based in Bolton whose production company, Serious Feather, is currently making a documentary about autism and poetry.

As a part of this production, Landscape Britain was asked to advise with regards to the location of specific areas of outstanding natural beauty throughout the region.

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