Birds of Milnthorpe
What has actually been seen around Milnthorpe: 166 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 166 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 32,191 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 30 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Milnthorpe
166 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Milnthorpe (Cumbria) since 2010, across 32,191 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Goldfinch.
Milnthorpe is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Goldfinch and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Osprey, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 May and are lowest in September — about 3.3 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.
Levens, 5 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (164 against 166).
Daylight runs from 17 h 12 min at midsummer to 7 h 20 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Milnthorpe
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 973 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 888 |
| 3 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 880 |
| 4 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 857 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 849 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 848 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 824 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 811 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 811 |
| 10 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 753 |
| 11 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 714 |
| 12 | OspreyPandion haliaetus | 675 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 673 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 665 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 617 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 531 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 518 |
| 18 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 505 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 465 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 456 |
Records by month
What to put out in Milnthorpe
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 Milnthorpe?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Milnthorpe are Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Blackbird and Woodpigeon, based on 32,191 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Milnthorpe?
166 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Milnthorpe?
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.