Birds of Wingate
What has actually been seen around Wingate: 141 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 141 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,011 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 132 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Wingate
141 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wingate (County Durham) since 2010, across 7,011 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Wingate 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 Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in February and are lowest in August — about 2.7 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.
Thornley, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (112 against 141). Birds logged far more often around Wingate than there include Graylag Goose, Canada Goose, Great Crested Grebe and Gray Heron.
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 Wingate
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 388 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 371 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 302 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 271 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 257 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 255 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 246 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 244 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 230 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 225 |
| 11 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 190 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 174 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 160 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 157 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 154 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 141 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 120 |
| 18 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 113 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 108 |
| 20 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 99 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wingate
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 Wingate?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wingate are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Jackdaw, based on 7,011 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wingate?
141 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wingate?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in August. 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.