Birds of Lostock
What has actually been seen around Lostock: 179 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 179 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,589 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 122 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Lostock
179 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lostock (Bolton) since 2010, across 10,589 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Lostock is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 5.6 times as many in the busiest month. Part of that is birds (migrants and winter visitors), part is people: more birders are out in good weather, so treat the curve as activity, not a census.
Westhoughton, 4 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (167 against 179). Birds logged far more often around Lostock than there include Meadow Pipit, European Stonechat, Northern Wheatear and Common Redpoll.
Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Lostock
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 526 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 455 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 407 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 374 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 355 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 315 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 279 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 260 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 250 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 238 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 233 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 233 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 213 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 210 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 182 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 178 |
| 17 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 177 |
| 18 | SwiftApus apus | 175 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 167 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 166 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lostock
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Bolton
What's arriving, what to feed and when to clean feeders, written for UK gardens. One email a month at most.
Nearby places
Frequently asked
What birds visit gardens in Lostock?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lostock are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 10,589 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lostock?
179 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lostock?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
Sources
- GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
- GeoNames gazetteer (place, population, elevation)
Timing reflects typical patterns for the region as a whole; local dates vary with elevation and year. Check the linked eBird bar charts for your county.