Birds of Saughall
What has actually been seen around Saughall: 198 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 198 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 35,499 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 27 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Saughall
198 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Saughall (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 35,499 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Wren.
Saughall is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.
Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 4.7 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.
Chester, 6 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (173 against 198). Birds logged far more often around Saughall than there include Spotted Redshank, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Hen Harrier and Peregrine Falcon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Saughall
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,806 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,590 |
| 3 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,527 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,363 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,323 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,269 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,214 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,089 |
| 9 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 945 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 910 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 873 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 869 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 864 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 691 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 653 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 615 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 553 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 544 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 516 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 506 |
Records by month
What to put out in Saughall
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 Saughall?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Saughall are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Wren, Magpie and Carrion Crow, based on 35,499 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Saughall?
198 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Saughall?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.