There are over 50 species of birds found within a five mile radius of Mirfield. Some might be infrequent visitors, recent additions or may not have been seen for many years.
Bar-Headed Goose (Anser indicus) |
Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) |
Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) |
Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) |
French Partridge (Alectoris rufa) |
Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) |
Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) |
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) |
Lesser Redpoll (Acanthis cabaret) |
Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) |
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) |
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) |
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus) |
Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) |
Pochard (Aythya ferina) |
Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula) |
Scaup (Aythya marila) |
Skylark (Alauda arvensis) |
Stock Dove (Columba oenas) |
Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) |
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) |
Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) |
Wigeon (Anas penelope) |
Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
Chestnut Teal (Anas castanea) |
Common Swift (Apus apus) |
Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) |
Gadwall (Anas strepera) |
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) |
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) |
Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) |
Little Owl (Athene noctua) |
Long-Tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) |
Mandarin (Aix galericulata) |
Muscovy Duck (Cairina moschata) |
Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) |
Pintail (Anas acuta) |
Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus) |
Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus) |
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) |
Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) |
Teal (Anas crecca) |
Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) |
Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) |
White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) |
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) |
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.
Visit www.seriousfeather.com for further information.
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