Birds of Crewe
What has actually been seen around Crewe: 204 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 204 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 79,914 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- August
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Crewe
204 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Crewe (Cheshire East) since 2010, across 79,914 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Water shapes this list. 46% of records near Crewe are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mallard and Eurasian Coot lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Woodpigeon is still the most logged garden bird.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 August and are lowest in October — about 1.9 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.
Weston, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (143 against 204). Birds logged far more often around Crewe than there include Eurasian Coot, Canada Goose, Mute Swan and Eurasian Wigeon.
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 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Crewe
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,535 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 2,291 |
| 3 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 2,273 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,164 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,059 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,000 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,812 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,734 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,701 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,664 |
| 11 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,661 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,655 |
| 13 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 1,650 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,609 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 1,609 |
| 16 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,565 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,503 |
| 18 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,494 |
| 19 | Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope | 1,398 |
| 20 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna | 1,394 |
Records by month
What to put out in Crewe
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 Crewe?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Crewe are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird, based on 79,914 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Crewe?
204 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Crewe?
Observation records peak in August and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.