Birds of Fleetwood
What has actually been seen around Fleetwood: 247 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 247 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 17,682 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Barn Swallow
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Fleetwood
247 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Fleetwood (Lancashire) since 2010, across 17,682 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Barn Swallow, Greenfinch and Meadow Pipit.
Fleetwood is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Barn Swallow, Greenfinch, Meadow Pipit and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including .
Records peak in October and are lowest in June — about 3.1 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.
Preesall, 3 km to the east, has more species on record (254 against 247). Birds logged far more often around Fleetwood than there include Meadow Pipit.
Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Fleetwood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 1,468 |
| 2 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 1,165 |
| 3 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 691 |
| 4 | Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres | 524 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 508 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 463 |
| 7 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 454 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 428 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 360 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 351 |
| 11 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 344 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 341 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 318 |
| 14 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 304 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 296 |
| 16 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 277 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 276 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 273 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 259 |
| 20 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 254 |
Records by month
What to put out in Fleetwood
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 Fleetwood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Fleetwood are Barn Swallow, Greenfinch, Meadow Pipit, Blue Tit and Goldfinch, based on 17,682 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Fleetwood?
247 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Fleetwood?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in June. 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.