Birds of Shipley
What has actually been seen around Shipley: 147 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 147 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 17,505 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Shipley
147 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Shipley (Bradford) since 2010, across 17,505 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Shipley is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 6.1 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.
Bradford, 5 km to the south, has fewer species on record (122 against 147). Birds logged far more often around Shipley than there include Nuthatch, Goldcrest, Common Kingfisher and Eurasian Oystercatcher.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Shipley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 970 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 904 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 862 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 779 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 730 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 652 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 636 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 572 |
| 9 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 538 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 534 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 462 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 428 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 416 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 391 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 362 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 347 |
| 17 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 331 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 316 |
| 19 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 304 |
| 20 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 288 |
Records by month
What to put out in Shipley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Shipley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Shipley are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 17,505 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Shipley?
147 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Shipley?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.