Birds of Kelsall
What has actually been seen around Kelsall: 132 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 132 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,979 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 85 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Kelsall
132 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kelsall (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 4,979 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Kelsall is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 May and are lowest in November — about 5.8 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.
Duddon, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (145 against 132). Birds logged far more often around Kelsall than there include Nuthatch, Coal Tit, Willow Warbler and Treecreeper.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 32 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kelsall
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 243 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 223 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 219 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 197 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 184 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 184 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 158 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 149 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 132 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 131 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 126 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 123 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 116 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 105 |
| 15 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 104 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 95 |
| 17 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 94 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 92 |
| 19 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 90 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 90 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kelsall
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cheshire West and Chester
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 Kelsall?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kelsall are Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit, based on 4,979 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kelsall?
132 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kelsall?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. 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.