Birds of Tilston
What has actually been seen around Tilston: 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
- 2,355 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Tilston
118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tilston (Cheshire West and Chester) since 2010, across 2,355 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit.
Tilston is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow 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 April and are lowest in June — about 6.8 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.
Malpas, 5 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (118 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Tilston than there include Willow Warbler, Green Woodpecker and Common Cuckoo.
Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 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 Tilston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 101 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 97 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 94 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 89 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 81 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 76 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 74 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 72 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 68 |
| 10 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 68 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 62 |
| 12 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 58 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 57 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 54 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 46 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 43 |
| 17 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 39 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 39 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 35 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 35 |
Records by month
What to put out in Tilston
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 Tilston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tilston are Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Great Tit, based on 2,355 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Tilston?
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 Tilston?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in June. 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.