Birds of Speke
What has actually been seen around Speke: 240 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 240 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 170,776 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 31 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Speke
240 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Speke (Liverpool) since 2010, across 170,776 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Goldfinch and Blackbird.
Speke is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 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 July — about 2.0 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.
Garston, 4 km to the west, has fewer species on record (192 against 240). Birds logged far more often around Speke than there include Little Egret, Cetti's Warbler and Gadwall.
Daylight runs from 17 h 0 min at midsummer to 7 h 30 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Speke
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 5,905 |
| 2 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 5,271 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 5,261 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 4,623 |
| 5 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 4,593 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 4,371 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 3,871 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 3,580 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,357 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 3,280 |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 3,274 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 3,190 |
| 13 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 3,096 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,898 |
| 15 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 2,861 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 2,763 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 2,680 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 2,657 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 2,596 |
| 20 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 2,581 |
Records by month
What to put out in Speke
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 Speke?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Speke are Woodpigeon, Goldfinch, Blackbird, Magpie and Rock Pigeon, based on 170,776 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Speke?
240 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Speke?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. 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.