Birds of Holmes Chapel
What has actually been seen around Holmes Chapel: 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
- 5,665 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 62 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Holmes Chapel
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Holmes Chapel (Cheshire East) since 2010, across 5,665 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Holmes Chapel is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in February and are lowest in September — about 3.7 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.
Goostrey, 3 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (133 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Holmes Chapel than there include Willow Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 32 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 Holmes Chapel
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 238 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 236 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 205 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 201 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 187 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 178 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 177 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 174 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 168 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 153 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 146 |
| 12 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 117 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 117 |
| 14 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 115 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 114 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 103 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 103 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 101 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 99 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 97 |
Records by month
What to put out in Holmes Chapel
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 Holmes Chapel?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Holmes Chapel are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 5,665 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Holmes Chapel?
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 Holmes Chapel?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in September. 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.