Birds of Euxton
What has actually been seen around Euxton: 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
- 12,673 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 52 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Euxton
131 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Euxton (Lancashire) since 2010, across 12,673 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Euxton is a garden-bird place: 71% 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.
11 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 March and are lowest in August — 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.
Leyland, 3 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (129 against 131). Birds logged far more often around Euxton than there include Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, White-throated Dipper and Mandarin Duck.
Daylight runs from 17 h 5 min at midsummer to 7 h 26 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Euxton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 783 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 717 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 616 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 568 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 505 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 493 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 451 |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 450 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 431 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 363 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 318 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 303 |
| 13 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 289 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 268 |
| 15 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 262 |
| 16 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 261 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 255 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 225 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 218 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 217 |
Records by month
What to put out in Euxton
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 Euxton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Euxton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 12,673 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Euxton?
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 Euxton?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
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.