Birds of Three Legged Cross
What has actually been seen around Three Legged Cross: 131 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 131 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 28,784 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 29 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Three Legged Cross
131 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Three Legged Cross (Dorset) since 2010, across 28,784 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Three Legged Cross is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in April and are lowest in October — about 2.4 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.
Verwood, 3 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (131 against 131).
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 56 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:53 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Three Legged Cross
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,325 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,320 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,224 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,064 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 975 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 896 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 847 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 807 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 780 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 738 |
| 11 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 694 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 683 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 662 |
| 14 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 630 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 615 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 598 |
| 17 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 569 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 563 |
| 19 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 539 |
| 20 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 498 |
Records by month
What to put out in Three Legged Cross
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Dorset
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 Three Legged Cross?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Three Legged Cross are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Chaffinch, based on 28,784 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Three Legged Cross?
131 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Three Legged Cross?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:53.
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.