Birds of Goostrey
What has actually been seen around Goostrey: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 133 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,350 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Goostrey
133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Goostrey (Cheshire East) since 2010, across 5,350 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Goostrey is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Peregrine Falcon 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 January and are lowest in August — about 2.6 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.
Holmes Chapel, 3 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (130 against 133). Birds logged far more often around Goostrey than there include Red-legged Partridge and Egyptian Goose.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 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 Goostrey
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 235 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 230 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 209 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 205 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 184 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 175 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 170 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 158 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 145 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 140 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 138 |
| 12 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 124 |
| 13 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 120 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 119 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 118 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 104 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 95 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 92 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 87 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 86 |
Records by month
What to put out in Goostrey
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 Goostrey?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Goostrey are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 5,350 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Goostrey?
133 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Goostrey?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. 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.