Birds of Great Sankey
What has actually been seen around Great Sankey: 192 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 192 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 84,083 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Great Sankey
192 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Sankey (Warrington) since 2010, across 84,083 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Great Sankey is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 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 September — about 2.2 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.
Warrington, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (227 against 192).
Daylight runs from 17 h 1 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 Great Sankey
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 4,959 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 4,529 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 4,070 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 4,021 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,083 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 2,523 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,337 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,299 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 2,291 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,202 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,074 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,963 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,755 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 1,648 |
| 15 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,647 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,607 |
| 17 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,423 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,416 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 1,383 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,368 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Sankey
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Great Sankey?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Sankey are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 84,083 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Sankey?
192 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Sankey?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.
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.