Pheasants & Grouse in Lancashire
Our list for Lancashire has 6 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 4 residents, 1 winter visitor and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Lancashire in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 6, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaResidentUncommon37–42 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixWinter visitorUncommon28–32 cmRegularly Jul–May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixScarceRare16–18 cm
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentRare86–230 cmRegularly May
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Common Quail 16–18 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Red-legged Partridge 32–34 cm
- Red Grouse 37–42 cm
- Common Pheasant 50–90 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made