Birds of Billinge
What has actually been seen around Billinge: 134 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 134 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,525 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 111 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Billinge
134 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Billinge (St. Helens) since 2010, across 16,525 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Billinge 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 Blue Tit 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 May and are lowest in September — 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.
Ashton in Makerfield, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (170 against 134).
Daylight runs from 17 h 2 min at midsummer to 7 h 28 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 Billinge
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 754 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 735 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 681 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 607 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 572 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 554 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 487 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 472 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 469 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 447 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 414 |
| 12 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 407 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 396 |
| 14 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 391 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 384 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 365 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 339 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 317 |
| 19 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 307 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 306 |
Records by month
What to put out in Billinge
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for St. Helens
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 Billinge?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Billinge are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 16,525 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Billinge?
134 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Billinge?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.