Birds of Kelloe
What has actually been seen around Kelloe: 146 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 146 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,527 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 133 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Kelloe
146 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kelloe (County Durham) since 2010, across 6,527 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Magpie.
Kelloe is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, 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 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 January and are lowest in November — about 10.0 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.
Trimdon, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (151 against 146). Birds logged far more often around Kelloe than there include Collared Dove.
Daylight runs from 17 h 19 min at midsummer to 7 h 14 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 Kelloe
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 439 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 329 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 305 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 255 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 247 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 191 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 177 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 174 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 168 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 163 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 148 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 144 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 141 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 125 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 121 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 118 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 116 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 103 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 103 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 99 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kelloe
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 Kelloe?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kelloe are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 6,527 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kelloe?
146 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kelloe?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. 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.