Lancashire · 53.59°N

Birds of Parbold

What has actually been seen around Parbold: 141 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 141 within 5 km
Observation records: 8,280 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 17 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Parbold

141 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Parbold (Lancashire) since 2010, across 8,280 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.

Parbold is a garden-bird place: 72% 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.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Tawny Owl. 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 May and are lowest in September — 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.

Appley Bridge, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (124 against 141). Birds logged far more often around Parbold than there include Yellowhammer and Pink-footed Goose.

Daylight runs from 17 h 4 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Parbold

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	481
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	362
3	RobinErithacus rubecula	318
4	MagpiePica pica	295
5	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	286
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	267
7	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	249
8	House SparrowPasser domesticus	241
9	JackdawColoeus monedula	228
10	Great TitParus major	217
11	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	208
12	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	188
13	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	175
14	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	174
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	171
16	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	159
17	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	158
18	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	156
19	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	145
20	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	144

Records by month

What to put out in Parbold

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps

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 Parbold?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Parbold are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 8,280 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Parbold?

141 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Parbold?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.

Sources

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.