Birds of Grange-over-Sands
What has actually been seen around Grange-over-Sands: 157 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 157 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,922 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Grange-over-Sands
157 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Grange-over-Sands (Cumbria) since 2010, across 5,922 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Grange-over-Sands is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 6.0 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.
Flookburgh, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (147 against 157). Birds logged far more often around Grange-over-Sands than there include Nuthatch and Marsh Tit.
Daylight runs from 17 h 11 min at midsummer to 7 h 20 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 Grange-over-Sands
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 220 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 209 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 200 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 187 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 171 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 168 |
| 7 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 166 |
| 8 | SwiftApus apus | 156 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 153 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 143 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 141 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 132 |
| 13 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 123 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 118 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 115 |
| 16 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 112 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 112 |
| 18 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna | 110 |
| 19 | MagpiePica pica | 100 |
| 20 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 94 |
Records by month
What to put out in Grange-over-Sands
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 Grange-over-Sands?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Grange-over-Sands are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 5,922 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Grange-over-Sands?
157 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Grange-over-Sands?
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.