Birds of Sherburn
What has actually been seen around Sherburn: 148 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 148 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 22,648 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 88 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Sherburn
148 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Sherburn (County Durham) since 2010, across 22,648 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Sherburn is a garden-bird place: 75% 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 Kestrel, Common Buzzard 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 July — about 2.3 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.
Bowburn, 4 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (145 against 148). Birds logged far more often around Sherburn than there include Tufted Duck.
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 Sherburn
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,546 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,106 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,102 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 945 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 909 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 901 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 838 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 778 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 692 |
| 10 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 627 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 620 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 530 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 523 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 479 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 472 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 398 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 397 |
| 18 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 367 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 356 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 324 |
Records by month
What to put out in Sherburn
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 Sherburn?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Sherburn are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 22,648 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Sherburn?
148 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Sherburn?
Observation records peak in April 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.