Birds of the Lake District
Waders, raptors and passerines of the Lake District. Ospreys at RSPB Haweswater, red grouse on the fells, and migrant waders at Leighton Moss.
80species recorded
18Red List
26Amber List
80 species
OspreyAmberPandion haliaetusUpland lakesReservoirsMarch to September
Red KiteGreenMilvus milvusWoodland edgeOpen hillsideYear-round
Peregrine FalconGreenFalco peregrinusMountain cragsCliffsYear-round
BuzzardGreenButeo buteoOpen hillsideWoodland edgeYear-round
Golden PloverAmberPluvialis apricariaMountain moorlandBlanket bogBreeding on the high fells April to July
Ring OuzelRedTurdus torquatusUpland cragsBoulder fieldsMarch to September
Black GrouseRedLyrurus tetrixMoorland edgeForestryYear-round
DipperGreenCinclus cinclusFast streamsRiversYear-round
Pied FlycatcherAmberFicedula hypoleucaOak woodlandMixed woodlandApril to August
RedstartAmberPhoenicurus phoenicurusOak woodlandMixed woodlandApril to August
Wood WarblerAmberPhylloscopus sibilatrixOak woodlandBeech woodlandApril to August
CrossbillRedLoxia curvirostraConifer woodlandSpruceYear-round
GoldeneyeAmberBucephala clangulaLakesReservoirsOctober to March
Red GrouseRedLagopus lagopus scoticaHeather moorlandBlanket bogYear-round
MerlinAmberFalco columbariusHeather moorlandBlanket bogYear-round
WheatearAmberOenanthe oenantheUpland grasslandCragsMarch to October
DotterelRedCharadrius morinellusMountain summitArctic-alpineApril to September
Short-eared OwlAmberAsio flammeusMoorlandRough grasslandYear-round
Hen HarrierRedCircus cyaneusMoorlandBlanket bogYear-round
KestrelAmberFalco tinnunculusGrasslandRoadsideYear-round
RavenGreenCorvus coraxCragsFellsYear-round
SkylarkRedAlauda arvensisMoorlandGrasslandYear-round
Meadow PipitAmberAnthus pratensisMoorlandGrasslandYear-round
CurlewRedNumenius arquataMoorlandRough grasslandYear-round
SnipeAmberGallinago gallinagoWet grasslandBogYear-round
Common SandpiperGreenActitis hypoleucosLakeshoreRiverbankApril to September
Grey WagtailAmberMotacilla cinereaFast streamsRiversYear-round
Tree PipitRedAnthus trivialisWoodland edgeScrubApril to August
Great Spotted WoodpeckerGreenDendrocopos majorWoodlandForestYear-round
TreecreeperGreenCerthia familiarisWoodlandForestYear-round
NuthatchGreenSitta europaeaWoodlandOakYear-round
Marsh TitRedPoecile palustrisWoodlandOakYear-round
Willow TitRedPoecile montanusWet woodlandScrubYear-round
SiskinGreenSpinus spinusConifer woodlandAlderYear-round
RedpollAmberAcanthis flammeaBirch woodlandAlderYear-round
GoldcrestGreenRegulus regulusConifer woodlandSpruceYear-round
GoosanderGreenMergus merganserLakesRiversYear-round
Red-breasted MerganserAmberMergus serratorLakesReservoirsYear-round
Great Crested GrebeGreenPodiceps cristatusLakesReservoirsYear-round
Little GrebeGreenTachybaptus ruficollisLakesPondsYear-round
Tufted DuckGreenAythya fuligulaLakesReservoirsYear-round
WigeonAmberMareca penelopeLakesReservoirsOctober to March
TealAmberAnas creccaPondsReedbedsYear-round
HeronGreenArdea cinereaLakesRiversYear-round
KingfisherGreenAlcedo atthisRiversStreamsYear-round
OystercatcherAmberHaematopus ostralegusLakeshoreRiverbankYear-round
Barn OwlGreenTyto albaRough grasslandFarmlandYear-round
Tawny OwlGreenStrix alucoWoodlandForestYear-round
SparrowhawkGreenAccipiter nisusWoodlandWoodland edgeYear-round
JackdawGreenCorvus monedulaVillagesCragsYear-round
JayGreenGarrulus glandariusWoodlandForestYear-round
FieldfareRedTurdus pilarisHedgerowsFarmlandOctober to March
RedwingRedTurdus iliacusHedgerowsWoodland edgeOctober to March
Mistle ThrushAmberTurdus viscivorusWoodlandParksYear-round
BullfinchAmberPyrrhula pyrrhulaWoodland edgeScrubYear-round
LinnetRedLinaria cannabinaHeathScrubYear-round
Reed BuntingAmberEmberiza schoeniclusReedbedsWet grasslandYear-round
Sedge WarblerGreenAcrocephalus schoenobaenusReedbedsWet scrubApril to September
StonechatGreenSaxicola rubicolaHeathMoorland edgeYear-round
WhinchatAmberSaxicola rubetraRough grasslandMoorlandApril to September
CuckooRedCuculus canorusMoorlandWoodland edgeApril to July
SwallowGreenHirundo rusticaFarmsVillagesApril to October
House MartinAmberDelichon urbicumVillagesBuildingsApril to October
SwiftAmberApus apusVillagesBuildingsMay to August
Coal TitGreenPeriparus aterConifer woodlandSpruceYear-round
Blue TitGreenCyanistes caeruleusWoodlandGardensYear-round
Great TitGreenParus majorWoodlandGardensYear-round
ChaffinchGreenFringilla coelebsWoodlandGardensYear-round
RobinGreenErithacus rubeculaWoodlandGardensYear-round
WrenGreenTroglodytes troglodytesWoodlandScrubYear-round
BlackbirdGreenTurdus merulaWoodlandGardensYear-round
Song ThrushRedTurdus philomelosWoodlandGardensYear-round
GoldfinchGreenCarduelis carduelisGardensWoodland edgeYear-round
GreenfinchRedChloris chlorisGardensWoodland edgeYear-round
Willow WarblerAmberPhylloscopus trochilusWoodlandScrubApril to September
ChiffchaffGreenPhylloscopus collybitaWoodlandScrubMarch to October
BlackcapGreenSylvia atricapillaWoodlandScrubYear-round
Garden WarblerGreenSylvia borinWoodlandScrubApril to September
WhitethroatAmberSylvia communisScrubHedgerowsApril to September
Spotted FlycatcherRedMuscicapa striataWoodland edgeGardensMay to September