Birds Found in and around Kidsgrove in Staffordshire

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

List of Birds found in Kidsgrove


(Anthus spinoletta/petrosus agg.)
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Brazilian Teal (Amazonetta brasiliensis)
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Ring-Necked Duck (Aythya collaris)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
White-Fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
American Wigeon (Anas americana)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Greenland Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. rostrata)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Red-billed Duck (Anas erythrorhyncha)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)