Birds of Byers Green
What has actually been seen around Byers Green: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 116 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,155 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 101 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Byers Green
116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Byers Green (County Durham) since 2010, across 5,155 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Mallard.
Byers Green 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, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 February and are lowest in October — about 3.9 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.
Spennymoor, 3 km to the east, has more species on record (126 against 116). Birds logged far more often around Byers Green than there include Green Woodpecker.
Daylight runs from 17 h 18 min at midsummer to 7 h 14 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:28 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Byers Green
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 317 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 249 |
| 3 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 224 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 220 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 194 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 193 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 193 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 178 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 159 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 152 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 144 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 134 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 123 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 101 |
| 15 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 99 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 97 |
| 17 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 83 |
| 18 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 81 |
| 19 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 78 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 77 |
Records by month
What to put out in Byers Green
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 Byers Green?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Byers Green are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 5,155 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Byers Green?
116 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Byers Green?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:28.
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.