Common Birds in Lancashire
51 species matching this filter.
Lancashire is home to 51 commonly spotted bird species, reflecting the county's rich variety of habitats — from the vast mudflats and salt marshes of Morecambe Bay to rolling farmland, upland moors, and well-stocked garden feeders. Familiar favourites such as Blackbird, Great Tit, and European Goldfinch thrive alongside waterbirds like Coot, Gadwall, and Common Shelduck, while Buzzards are now a regular sight soaring over the county's fields and woodlands. For a broader look at the species you're most likely to encounter in your back garden, see our guide to 23 Common Garden Birds in the UK (Full Guide with Pictures), or find out which species tops the national list in The most common bird in the UK.
Showing 1–23 of 51 species
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
A common summer breeder arriving in April, nesting in barns and outbuildings across Lancashire's farmland. Departs by October for African wintering grounds.
Apr–Oct
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
A common and abundant resident found in virtually every Lancashire habitat from town gardens to woodland. Continental migrants boost numbers in autumn.
Year-round
Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleusLC
A common garden and woodland resident throughout the year. A familiar visitor to Lancashire bird feeders, especially in winter.
Year-round
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
A common resident across farmland, moorland edges, and woodland. Frequently seen soaring over the Bowland hills and rural lanes.
Year-round
Canada Goose
Branta canadensisLC
A common resident found year-round on Lancashire's lakes, reservoirs, parks and river margins. Breeds readily across the county.
Year-round
Carrion Crow
Corvus coroneLC
A common and widespread resident seen across farmland, towns and moorland edges. One of Lancashire's most adaptable and conspicuous birds.
Year-round
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
A common resident found year-round in woodlands, hedgerows, parks and gardens across Lancashire. One of the most familiar finches in the county.
Year-round
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
A common resident heard singing its repetitive two-note song in woodland and scrub. Increasingly overwinters in Lancashire's milder lowland areas.
Year-round
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Coal Tit
Periparus aterLC
A common resident of coniferous and mixed woodland, also visiting garden feeders regularly. Often found alongside Blue and Great Tits.
Year-round
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicusLC
A common resident of farmland, woodland edges, and hedgerows across Lancashire, sustained by regular releases for shooting.
Year-round
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadornaLC
A striking resident of Lancashire's estuaries, commonly seen on the Ribble and Morecambe Bay mudflats throughout the year.
Year-round
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
A common resident forming spectacular winter murmurations, notably over the piers at Blackpool and reedbeds at Leighton Moss.
Year-round
Common Swift
Apus apusLC
A common summer visitor screaming over Lancashire's towns from May to August. Nests under eaves of older buildings but numbers are declining.
Apr–Aug
Coot
Fulica atraLC
A common and conspicuous resident on lakes, reservoirs and park ponds throughout the county. Often gathers in large winter flocks.
Year-round
Curlew
Numenius arquataNT
Common year-round, breeding on upland moors in the east and wintering in large flocks on the Ribble Estuary and Morecambe Bay.
Year-round
Dunnock
Prunella modularisLC
A common year-round resident of hedgerows, gardens and scrubby undergrowth. Shuffles quietly along the ground but sings boldly from cover.
Year-round
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
A common resident in towns, villages and farmyards across Lancashire. Its monotonous three-note call is a familiar suburban sound.
Year-round
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegusNT
A noisy, conspicuous resident of Lancashire's coasts and increasingly inland fields, breeding on farmland and estuarine shingle.
Year-round
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Common year-round, with large winter flocks gathering on the Ribble Estuary and Martin Mere. Numbers peak with continental arrivals.
Year-round
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytesLC
A common year-round resident found in almost every habitat, from garden hedgerows to upland cloughs. Remarkably loud for its tiny size.
Year-round
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelisLC
A common resident, frequently visiting garden feeders and foraging on teasel and thistle heads across Lancashire's parks and farmland year-round.
Year-round
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatusLC
A common and conspicuous resident along the coast, in towns, and at landfill sites. Numbers have declined but it remains widespread.
Year-round
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
A common and much-loved year-round resident of Lancashire's gardens, woodlands and hedgerows. One of the first birds to sing at dawn.
Year-round