Birds of Chapel Allerton
What has actually been seen around Chapel Allerton: 156 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 156 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 61,463 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 117 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Chapel Allerton
156 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chapel Allerton (Leeds) since 2010, across 61,463 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Chapel Allerton is a garden-bird place: 69% 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.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, 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 March and are lowest in September — about 2.7 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.
Leeds, 4 km to the south, has fewer species on record (133 against 156). Birds logged far more often around Chapel Allerton than there include Great Crested Grebe, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Mandarin Duck and Eurasian Wigeon.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Chapel Allerton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 3,804 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 3,331 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 3,158 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,635 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,606 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,437 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,386 |
| 8 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 2,360 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,888 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 1,785 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,682 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,495 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,331 |
| 14 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,326 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,286 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,179 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 1,133 |
| 18 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 1,067 |
| 19 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 1,066 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 965 |
Records by month
What to put out in Chapel Allerton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Leeds
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 Chapel Allerton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chapel Allerton are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 61,463 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Chapel Allerton?
156 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Chapel Allerton?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
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.