Birds of Mossley
What has actually been seen around Mossley: 143 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 143 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 37,714 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 144 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Mossley
143 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Mossley (Tameside) since 2010, across 37,714 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Great Tit and Goldfinch.
Mossley is a garden-bird place: 87% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
17 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 2.7 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.
Lees, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (107 against 143). Birds logged far more often around Mossley than there include Common Pheasant, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail and Willow Warbler.
Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 28 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Mossley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,293 |
| 2 | Great TitParus major | 2,276 |
| 3 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,225 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,835 |
| 5 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 1,784 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,740 |
| 7 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 1,625 |
| 8 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,460 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,254 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,189 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,152 |
| 12 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 1,090 |
| 13 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 1,069 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 1,009 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 985 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 708 |
| 17 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 705 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 634 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 627 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 582 |
Records by month
What to put out in Mossley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Tameside
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 Mossley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Mossley are Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch, Chaffinch and Coal Tit, based on 37,714 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Mossley?
143 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Mossley?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.