Birds of Brighouse
What has actually been seen around Brighouse: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,713 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 80 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Brighouse
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brighouse (Calderdale) since 2010, across 9,713 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.
Brighouse is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie 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, Common Kestrel 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 April and are lowest in September — about 5.3 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.
Elland, 4 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (135 against 136).
Daylight runs from 17 h 5 min at midsummer to 7 h 26 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 Brighouse
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 454 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 449 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 447 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 439 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 432 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 369 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 361 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 327 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 304 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 290 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 253 |
| 12 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 241 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 238 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 233 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 204 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 200 |
| 17 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 191 |
| 18 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 190 |
| 19 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 188 |
| 20 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 168 |
Records by month
What to put out in Brighouse
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Calderdale
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 Brighouse?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brighouse are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 9,713 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Brighouse?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Brighouse?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. 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.