Birds of Wilmslow
What has actually been seen around Wilmslow: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 20,876 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 79 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Wilmslow
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wilmslow (Cheshire East) since 2010, across 20,876 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie.
Wilmslow is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 September — about 4.3 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.
Mobberley, 6 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (142 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Wilmslow than there include Eurasian Oystercatcher, Northern Lapwing and Bank Swallow.
Daylight runs from 17 h 0 min at midsummer to 7 h 30 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wilmslow
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,085 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,023 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 918 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 873 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 809 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 778 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 765 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 730 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 607 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 594 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 557 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 455 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 435 |
| 14 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 428 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 423 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 388 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 386 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 372 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 364 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 360 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wilmslow
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 Wilmslow?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wilmslow are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird, based on 20,876 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wilmslow?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wilmslow?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.