Birds of Addingham
What has actually been seen around Addingham: 137 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 137 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,912 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mallard
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 108 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Addingham
137 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Addingham (Bradford) since 2010, across 9,912 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Woodpigeon and Black-headed Gull.
Addingham is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 13.4 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.
Ilkley, 5 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (135 against 137). Birds logged far more often around Addingham than there include Common Sandpiper and European Pied Flycatcher.
Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Addingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 355 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 347 |
| 3 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 335 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 331 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 329 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 302 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 286 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 275 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 255 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 249 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 227 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 217 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 214 |
| 14 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 203 |
| 15 | White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus | 187 |
| 16 | Mandarin DuckAix galericulata | 181 |
| 17 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 179 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 176 |
| 19 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 172 |
| 20 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 168 |
Records by month
What to put out in Addingham
Seasonal bird notes for Bradford
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 Addingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Addingham are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 9,912 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Addingham?
137 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Addingham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
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.