Birds of Bowburn
What has actually been seen around Bowburn: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 20,201 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Bowburn
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bowburn (County Durham) since 2010, across 20,201 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.
Bowburn is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in July — about 4.0 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.
Kelloe, 4 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (146 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Bowburn than there include Jay, Nuthatch, Common Merganser and Great Cormorant.
Daylight runs from 17 h 19 min at midsummer to 7 h 13 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:27 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bowburn
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,905 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,253 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 1,216 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 842 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 784 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 683 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 681 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 601 |
| 9 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 508 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 499 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 459 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 434 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 422 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 364 |
| 15 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 364 |
| 16 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 356 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 330 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 300 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 286 |
| 20 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 277 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bowburn
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for County Durham
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 Bowburn?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bowburn are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 20,201 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bowburn?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bowburn?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:27.
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.