Birds of Langho
What has actually been seen around Langho: 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
- 5,618 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 110 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Langho
135 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Langho (Lancashire) since 2010, across 5,618 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Langho is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard 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 November — about 3.9 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.
Great Harwood, 3 km to the south-east, 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 Langho
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 214 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 194 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 192 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 179 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 174 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 162 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 161 |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 160 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 155 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 145 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 131 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 125 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 111 |
| 14 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 104 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 103 |
| 16 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 97 |
| 17 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 95 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 94 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 94 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 91 |
Records by month
What to put out in Langho
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 Langho?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Langho are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 5,618 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Langho?
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 Langho?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.