Warrington · 53.43°N

Birds of Burtonwood

What has actually been seen around Burtonwood: 151 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 151 within 5 km
Observation records: 19,307 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 29 m
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Burtonwood

151 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Burtonwood (Warrington) since 2010, across 19,307 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.

Burtonwood 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, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

14 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 September — about 3.3 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.

Great Sankey, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (192 against 151). Birds logged far more often around Burtonwood than there include Yellowhammer and Tree Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 17 h 2 min at midsummer to 7 h 29 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:13 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Burtonwood

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	1,128
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	1,114
3	MagpiePica pica	992
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	883
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	785
6	Great TitParus major	683
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	652
8	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	649
9	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	558
10	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	556
11	DunnockPrunella modularis	508
12	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	503
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	473
14	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	460
15	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	443
16	Eurasian CootFulica atra	377
17	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	375
18	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	369
19	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	360
20	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	346

Records by month

What to put out in Burtonwood

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

Seasonal bird notes for Warrington

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 Burtonwood?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Burtonwood are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 19,307 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Burtonwood?

151 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Burtonwood?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.

Sources

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.