Birds of Tyldesley
What has actually been seen around Tyldesley: 165 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 165 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 24,120 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 58 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Tyldesley
165 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tyldesley (Wigan) since 2010, across 24,120 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Common Buzzard and Blackbird.
Tyldesley is a garden-bird place: 66% 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 July — about 5.1 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.
Leigh, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (208 against 165). Birds logged far more often around Tyldesley than there include Yellowhammer, Tree Sparrow, Fieldfare and Gray Partridge.
Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 28 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Tyldesley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 750 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 668 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 659 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 649 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 630 |
| 6 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 566 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 562 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 554 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 545 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 534 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 507 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 496 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 474 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 467 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 459 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 431 |
| 17 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 408 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 396 |
| 19 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 371 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 360 |
Records by month
What to put out in Tyldesley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Wigan
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 Tyldesley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tyldesley are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 24,120 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Tyldesley?
165 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Tyldesley?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. 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.