Birds of Brampton
What has actually been seen around Brampton: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,513 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 72 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Brampton
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brampton (Cumbria) since 2010, across 6,513 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Brampton 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. Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard.
Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 8.5 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.
Great Corby, 10 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (103 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Brampton than there include Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Common Moorhen and Eurasian Coot.
Daylight runs from 17 h 22 min at midsummer to 7 h 11 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Brampton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 277 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 273 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 270 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 270 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 240 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 239 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 238 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 233 |
| 9 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 192 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 177 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 173 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 173 |
| 13 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 171 |
| 14 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 167 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 155 |
| 16 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 141 |
| 17 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 141 |
| 18 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 136 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 112 |
| 20 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 110 |
Records by month
What to put out in Brampton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cumbria
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 Brampton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brampton are Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Woodpigeon, based on 6,513 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Brampton?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Brampton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:31.
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.