Birds near me
The birds you’re most likely to see where you are, this week
Type your town or postcode, or use your location. You’ll get the birds most often recorded around you at this time of year, with the ones arriving now flagged.
Across the UK this week
early October
Across the US this week
early October
Blue Jay
Northern Cardinal
Mourning Dove
American Robin
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Red-bellied Woodpecker
House Finch
Song Sparrow
Carolina Wren
American Crow
White-breasted Nuthatch
What’s arriving this month, by email
The Garden Letter: the birds arriving and leaving this month, and what to put out for them. Free.
How it works
Birdwatchers record the birds they see, with where and when. Birdfact uses millions of those records, shared through GBIF from the eBird Observation Dataset, for 2019–2024.
For every square about 9 km across and every week of the year, we work out which birds are recorded most often, and in how many of the years. Birds that turn up reliably at this time of year rank highest; birds that are becoming more common from this week are marked as arriving.
Where a square has too few records, you get the list for the wider area around it, so there’s always an answer.
Birds by place
UK and Ireland
Popular counties
Popular states
Questions
How does Birdfact know which birds are near me?
From millions of birdwatchers' records shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. For your square of about 9 km and this week of the year, we rank the birds by how often they're recorded there, and in how many years they turn up.
Is my location stored or shared?
No. Your browser looks up the place you type with OpenStreetMap, then works out your grid square itself. Only the square's code is sent to Birdfact, never your exact location, and we don't store it.
Which countries does it cover?
The UK, Ireland, the United States and Canada. Where a square has too few records, the list comes from the wider area around it.
What do “arriving” and “leaving soon” mean?
Arriving birds are becoming more likely from this week; leaving birds are about to become scarce until next season. They're the ones to look out for now.
Why isn't a bird I saw on the list?
The list shows the birds most likely in your square this week, not every bird possible. Scarce birds and visitors that turn up only some years are left off, so a rarer bird you see is worth checking with the identifier.
Data: GBIF eBird Observation Dataset. How these lists are made.