Birds of Malpas
What has actually been seen around Malpas: 118 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 118 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,727 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Rock Pigeon
- Busiest month
- December
- Elevation
- 100 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Malpas
118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Malpas (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 1,727 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Rock Pigeon, Robin and Common Buzzard.
Malpas is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Rock Pigeon, Robin, Blue Tit 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, Barn Owl and Common Kestrel. 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 December and are lowest in November — 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.
Tilston, 5 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (118 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Malpas than there include Rock Pigeon and Graylag Goose.
Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Malpas
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 76 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 59 |
| 3 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 58 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 55 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 52 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 51 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 48 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 46 |
| 9 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 45 |
| 10 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 44 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 44 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 36 |
| 13 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 36 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 36 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 35 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 34 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 34 |
| 18 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 30 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 30 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 29 |
Records by month
What to put out in Malpas
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 Malpas?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Malpas are Rock Pigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Great Tit, based on 1,727 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Malpas?
118 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Malpas?
Observation records peak in December and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.