Birds of Great Harwood
What has actually been seen around Great Harwood: 135 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 135 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,919 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 125 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Great Harwood
135 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Harwood (Lancashire) since 2010, across 3,919 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Mallard and Magpie.
Great Harwood is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in July — about 4.1 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.
Langho, 3 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (135 against 135).
Daylight runs from 17 h 6 min at midsummer to 7 h 25 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Harwood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 157 |
| 2 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 139 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 136 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 134 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 127 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 124 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 118 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 116 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 107 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 103 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 95 |
| 12 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 92 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 85 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 85 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 83 |
| 16 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 78 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 76 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 69 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 67 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 65 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Harwood
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 Great Harwood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Harwood are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Jackdaw, based on 3,919 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Harwood?
135 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Harwood?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.