Birds of Keswick
What has actually been seen around Keswick: 156 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 156 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 13,698 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Keswick
156 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Keswick (Cumbria) since 2010, across 13,698 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Jackdaw and Mallard.
Keswick is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in June and are lowest in December — about 4.1 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.
Cockermouth, 16 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (102 against 156). Birds logged far more often around Keswick than there include Canada Goose, Mute Swan, Meadow Pipit and Barnacle Goose.
Daylight runs from 17 h 17 min at midsummer to 7 h 15 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Keswick
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 695 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 548 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 522 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 517 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 505 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 495 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 479 |
| 8 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 442 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 440 |
| 10 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 428 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 328 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 322 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 293 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 275 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 260 |
| 16 | SwiftApus apus | 245 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 234 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 233 |
| 19 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 232 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 226 |
Records by month
What to put out in Keswick
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 Keswick?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Keswick are Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Chaffinch and Blackbird, based on 13,698 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Keswick?
156 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Keswick?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.