Birds of Coniston
What has actually been seen around Coniston: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,737 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 59 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Coniston
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Coniston (Cumbria) since 2010, across 5,737 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Chaffinch.
Coniston is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 8.0 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.
Ambleside, 10 km to the north-east, has more species on record (178 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Coniston than there include Northern Wheatear and Wood Warbler.
Daylight runs from 17 h 14 min at midsummer to 7 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Coniston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 282 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 228 |
| 3 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 222 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 210 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 204 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 191 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 182 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 177 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 177 |
| 10 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 171 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 149 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 126 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 125 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 124 |
| 15 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 113 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 112 |
| 17 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 110 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 105 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 100 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 95 |
Records by month
What to put out in Coniston
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 Coniston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Coniston are Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon, based on 5,737 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Coniston?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Coniston?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.