Birds of Eccleston
What has actually been seen around Eccleston: 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
- 7,074 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Eccleston
131 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Eccleston (Lancashire) since 2010, across 7,074 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Eccleston is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 November — about 7.9 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.
Croston, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (167 against 131). Birds logged far more often around Eccleston than there include Swift, Mute Swan, Mandarin Duck and White-throated Dipper.
Daylight runs from 17 h 4 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Eccleston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 376 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 336 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 335 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 283 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 258 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 241 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 222 |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 217 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 213 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 196 |
| 11 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 168 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 143 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 141 |
| 14 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 132 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 130 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 126 |
| 17 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 126 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 126 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 126 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 120 |
Records by month
What to put out in Eccleston
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Lancashire
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 Eccleston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Eccleston are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 7,074 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Eccleston?
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 Eccleston?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.