Derbyshire · 53.02°N

Birds of Ashbourne

What has actually been seen around Ashbourne: 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: 4,652 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 126 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Ashbourne

133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ashbourne (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 4,652 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Ashbourne 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, Robin and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.

Records peak in May and are lowest in December — about 11.5 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.

Brailsford, 9 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (98 against 133). Birds logged far more often around Ashbourne than there include House Sparrow, Goldfinch, Swift and Rock Pigeon.

Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Ashbourne

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	347
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	315
3	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	274
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	187
5	House SparrowPasser domesticus	176
6	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	175
7	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	160
8	JackdawColoeus monedula	154
9	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	129
10	SwiftApus apus	125
11	MagpiePica pica	122
12	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	121
13	Great TitParus major	117
14	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	111
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	100
16	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	100
17	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	85
18	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	79
19	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	77
20	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	73

Records by month

What to put out in Ashbourne

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps

Seasonal bird notes for Derbyshire

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 Ashbourne?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ashbourne are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, House Sparrow and Carrion Crow, based on 4,652 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Ashbourne?

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 Ashbourne?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.

Sources

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.