Birds of Tarporley
What has actually been seen around Tarporley: 120 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 120 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,626 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Tarporley
120 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tarporley (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 2,626 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Carrion Crow.
Tarporley is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 9.6 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, 5 km to the north-west, has more species on record (145 against 120). Birds logged far more often around Tarporley than there include Nuthatch, Willow Warbler and Coal Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 58 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 Tarporley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 116 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 111 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 111 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 105 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 100 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 98 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 96 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 91 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 89 |
| 10 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 86 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 79 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 70 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 66 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 66 |
| 15 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 61 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 53 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 51 |
| 18 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 51 |
| 19 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 48 |
| 20 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 47 |
Records by month
What to put out in Tarporley
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 Tarporley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tarporley are Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 2,626 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Tarporley?
120 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Tarporley?
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.