Birds of Kingsley
What has actually been seen around Kingsley: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,864 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 42 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Kingsley
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kingsley (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 8,864 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Kingsley is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in November — about 5.4 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.
Cuddington, 4 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (145 against 145).
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 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 Kingsley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 418 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 401 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 386 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 303 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 287 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 284 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 253 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 242 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 238 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 234 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 226 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 200 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 198 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 178 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 166 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 148 |
| 17 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 144 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 139 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 139 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 134 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kingsley
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 Kingsley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kingsley are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 8,864 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kingsley?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kingsley?
Observation records peak in April 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.