Birds of Cheadle Hulme
What has actually been seen around Cheadle Hulme: 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
- 43,325 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Cheadle Hulme
141 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cheadle Hulme (Stockport) since 2010, across 43,325 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Cheadle Hulme is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 March and are lowest in August — about 4.6 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.
Stockport, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (145 against 141). Birds logged far more often around Cheadle Hulme than there include Rook and Eurasian Oystercatcher.
Daylight runs from 17 h 1 min at midsummer to 7 h 30 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cheadle Hulme
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,355 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 2,201 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,081 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,897 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,896 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,821 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,535 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 1,495 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,352 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,168 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,166 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,160 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 1,031 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 968 |
| 15 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 857 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 833 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 821 |
| 18 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 811 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 788 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 751 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cheadle Hulme
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Stockport
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 Cheadle Hulme?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cheadle Hulme are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 43,325 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cheadle Hulme?
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 Cheadle Hulme?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
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.