Birds of Burneside
What has actually been seen around Burneside: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 133 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,724 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 57 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Burneside
133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Burneside (Cumbria) since 2010, across 8,724 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Blackbird and Jackdaw.
Burneside 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. Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 June and are lowest in December — about 4.9 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.
Kendal, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (144 against 133).
Daylight runs from 17 h 14 min at midsummer to 7 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Burneside
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 426 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 384 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 327 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 325 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 315 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 293 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 269 |
| 8 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 261 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 236 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 232 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 219 |
| 12 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 213 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 204 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 200 |
| 15 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 194 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 191 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 177 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 174 |
| 19 | Great TitParus major | 168 |
| 20 | White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus | 164 |
Records by month
What to put out in Burneside
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 Burneside?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Burneside are Blackbird, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 8,724 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Burneside?
133 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Burneside?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.