Birds Found in and around Leek in Staffordshire

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

List of Birds found in Leek


Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis)
Brent Goose (Branta bernicla)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis)
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
Dark-bellied Brent Goose (Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla)
European White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons subsp. albifrons)
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa)
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret)
Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
Long-Eared Owl (Asio otus)
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata)
Pintail (Anas acuta)
Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macularius)
Teal (Anas crecca)
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)
Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa)
Common Swift (Apus apus)
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus)
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
Gadwall (Anas strepera)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
Lesser Scaup (Aythya affinis)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)
Mandarin (Aix galericulata)
Mealy Redpoll (Acanthis flammea subsp. flammea)
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Pochard (Aythya ferina)
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
Scaup (Aythya marila)
Short-Eared Owl (Asio flammeus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
Wigeon (Anas penelope)