Birds of Backbarrow
What has actually been seen around Backbarrow: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,896 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 42 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Backbarrow
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Backbarrow (Cumbria) since 2010, across 3,896 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Backbarrow is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Osprey and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 18.3 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.
Lindale, 7 km to the south-east, has more species on record (170 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Backbarrow than there include Canada Goose, European Pied Flycatcher, Common Cuckoo and Little Grebe.
Daylight runs from 17 h 12 min at midsummer to 7 h 19 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Backbarrow
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 134 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 124 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 119 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 116 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 111 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 111 |
| 7 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 99 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 98 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 96 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 92 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 90 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 81 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 80 |
| 14 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 71 |
| 15 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 70 |
| 16 | OspreyPandion haliaetus | 69 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 69 |
| 18 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 69 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 65 |
| 20 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 64 |
Records by month
What to put out in Backbarrow
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cumbria
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 Backbarrow?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Backbarrow are Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow, based on 3,896 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Backbarrow?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Backbarrow?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.