Birds of Garston
What has actually been seen around Garston: 192 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 192 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 25,676 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- -9999 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Garston
192 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Garston (Liverpool) since 2010, across 25,676 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Garston 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, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
18 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 December — about 5.6 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.
Allerton, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (208 against 192). Birds logged far more often around Garston than there include Eurasian Skylark, Common Reed Bunting, Meadow Pipit and Northern Lapwing.
Daylight runs from 17 h 0 min at midsummer to 7 h 30 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Garston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,184 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,174 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,035 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 978 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 966 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 773 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 684 |
| 8 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 666 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 637 |
| 10 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 605 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 594 |
| 12 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 590 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 555 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 546 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 523 |
| 16 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 511 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 490 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 473 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 429 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 408 |
Records by month
What to put out in Garston
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Liverpool
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 Garston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Garston are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 25,676 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Garston?
192 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Garston?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.