Pheasants & Grouse in Manchester
Our list for Manchester has 5 pheasants & grouse recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor and 1 passage migrant
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Manchester in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentCommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixResidentUncommon28–32 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Jun–Aug
Red GrouseLagopus scoticaSummer visitorRare37–42 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaResidentRare32–34 cmRegularly Nov–Aug
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
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