Birds of Kelbrook
What has actually been seen around Kelbrook: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,146 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 153 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Kelbrook
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kelbrook (Lancashire) since 2010, across 3,146 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Mallard and Woodpigeon.
Kelbrook is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
6 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 April and are lowest in August — about 4.3 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.
Barnoldswick, 3 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (90 against 115). Birds logged far more often around Kelbrook than there include Goldcrest and Great Black-backed Gull.
Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kelbrook
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 136 |
| 2 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 128 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 117 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 114 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 111 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 105 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 104 |
| 8 | SwiftApus apus | 99 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 96 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 91 |
| 11 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 84 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 72 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 71 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 70 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 67 |
| 16 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 67 |
| 17 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 63 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 61 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 50 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 50 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kelbrook
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 Kelbrook?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kelbrook are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 3,146 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kelbrook?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kelbrook?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.