Birds of Hale Barns
What has actually been seen around Hale Barns: 154 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 154 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 13,672 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 57 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Hale Barns
154 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hale Barns (Trafford) since 2010, across 13,672 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Hale Barns is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 3.6 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.
Altrincham, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (184 against 154).
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 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hale Barns
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 820 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 792 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 733 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 678 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 609 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 581 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 495 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 471 |
| 9 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 465 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 406 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 315 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 299 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 295 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 293 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 283 |
| 16 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 280 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 246 |
| 18 | SwiftApus apus | 239 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 233 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 231 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hale Barns
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Trafford
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 Hale Barns?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hale Barns are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 13,672 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hale Barns?
154 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hale Barns?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. 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.