Birds of Alsager
What has actually been seen around Alsager: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,638 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 95 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Alsager
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Alsager (Cheshire East) since 2010, across 10,638 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Alsager is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. A hawk that hunts feeder birds is among them, so set feeders 2–3 metres from shrubs: close enough for cover, far enough that a cat can't ambush from it.
Records peak in April and are lowest in October — about 15.4 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.
Kidsgrove, 5 km to the east, has more species on record (169 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Alsager than there include Northern Lapwing, Eurasian Wigeon and Common Shelduck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Alsager
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 510 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 443 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 408 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 404 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 383 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 369 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 354 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 313 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 299 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 295 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 283 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 259 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 247 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 244 |
| 15 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 231 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 222 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 212 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 208 |
| 19 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 195 |
| 20 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 184 |
Records by month
What to put out in Alsager
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cheshire East
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 Alsager?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Alsager are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 10,638 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Alsager?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Alsager?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.
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.