Birds of Leyland
What has actually been seen around Leyland: 129 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 129 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,930 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 39 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Leyland
129 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Leyland (Lancashire) since 2010, across 16,930 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Leyland is a garden-bird place: 78% 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.
12 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 2.9 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.
Euxton, 3 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (131 against 129). Birds logged far more often around Leyland than there include Eurasian Skylark, Yellowhammer and Common Linnet.
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 Leyland
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,103 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,028 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 946 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 846 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 671 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 629 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 600 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 554 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 527 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 467 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 437 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 423 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 411 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 374 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 363 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 360 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 348 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 346 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 279 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 271 |
Records by month
What to put out in Leyland
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 Leyland?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Leyland are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Carrion Crow, based on 16,930 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Leyland?
129 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Leyland?
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.