Birds of Tarvin
What has actually been seen around Tarvin: 149 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 149 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,018 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Tarvin
149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tarvin (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 14,018 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit.
Tarvin is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Barn Owl.
Records peak in April and are lowest in October — about 2.2 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, 3 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (145 against 149).
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 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Tarvin
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 578 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 481 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 479 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 460 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 447 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 420 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 389 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 386 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 386 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 372 |
| 11 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 365 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 364 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 324 |
| 14 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 321 |
| 15 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 304 |
| 16 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 301 |
| 17 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 299 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 290 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 289 |
| 20 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 275 |
Records by month
What to put out in Tarvin
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 Tarvin?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tarvin are Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Great Tit, based on 14,018 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Tarvin?
149 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Tarvin?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. 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.