Birds of Marchwiel
What has actually been seen around Marchwiel: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,628 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 64 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Marchwiel
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Marchwiel (Wrexham) since 2010, across 12,628 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Great Egret and Magpie.
Marchwiel is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 December — about 3.4 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.
Wrexham, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (162 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Marchwiel than there include Great Egret and Cattle Egret.
Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Marchwiel
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 954 |
| 2 | Great EgretArdea alba | 947 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 773 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 748 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 648 |
| 6 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 624 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 505 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 407 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 332 |
| 10 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 322 |
| 11 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 311 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 311 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 295 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 243 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 242 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 228 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 227 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 204 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 187 |
| 20 | Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis | 187 |
Records by month
What to put out in Marchwiel
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Wrexham
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 Marchwiel?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Marchwiel are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 12,628 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Marchwiel?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Marchwiel?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.