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Birds in Merseyside

Our list for Merseyside has 195 bird species recorded regularly there: 93 residents, 27 summer visitors, 35 winter visitors, 34 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 385,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
195
In October
134
Common
95
Busiest month
Apr

What's special about Merseyside

vs England

The birds recorded far more often here than across England, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Merseyside is worth visiting for.

  1. Red KnotRed Knot5.9×Resident · 0.54% of records here, 0.09% across England
  2. Bar-tailed GodwitBar-tailed Godwit4.4×Resident · 0.47% of records here, 0.11% across England
  3. Pink-footed GoosePink-footed Goose4.0×Winter visitor · 0.62% of records here, 0.15% across England
  4. Grey PartridgeGrey Partridge3.3×Resident · 0.21% of records here, 0.06% across England
  5. Black SwanBlack Swan3.0×Summer visitor · 0.04% of records here, 0.01% across England
  6. Mandarin DuckMandarin Duck2.5×Resident · 0.26% of records here, 0.10% across England
  7. Black-tailed GodwitBlack-tailed Godwit2.5×Resident · 0.82% of records here, 0.33% across England
  8. Spotted RedshankSpotted Redshank2.3×Winter visitor · 0.12% of records here, 0.05% across England

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow3.01%
  2. MagpieMagpie2.96%
  3. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon2.89%
  4. European RobinEuropean Robin2.62%
  5. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull2.56%
  6. European Herring GullEuropean Herring Gull2.41%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.55%
  2. PochardPochardWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.32%
  3. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.20%
  4. GoldeneyeGoldeneyeWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.18%
  5. Common RedpollCommon RedpollWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.11%
  6. Whooper SwanWhooper SwanWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.09%

Share of all bird records in Merseyside in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Merseyside

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Merseyside

Records by month
Bird records in Merseyside by month, 2019–2024
January36,324
February25,452
March34,849
April47,719
May45,232
June27,635
July25,264
August29,403
September29,123
October31,808
November26,530
December25,886

April has the most records (48,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 30
All 30 families in Merseyside

How common

More of England

All of England

All 195 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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What birds is Merseyside known for?

Compared with the rest of England, Merseyside stands out for Red Knot, Bar-tailed Godwit, Pink-footed Goose and Grey Partridge. Each is recorded at least 3.2 times as often here as across England, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Merseyside?

195 species, each recorded regularly in Merseyside (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 93 residents, 27 summer visitors, 35 winter visitors, 34 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Merseyside, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Merseyside in October?

134 species on our list for Merseyside are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Magpie, Woodpigeon, European Robin and Black-headed Gull.

What are the most common birds in Merseyside?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Merseyside are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Black-headed Gull.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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