Birds of Baslow
What has actually been seen around Baslow: 154 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 154 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 25,372 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 122 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Baslow
154 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Baslow (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 25,372 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Chaffinch and Carrion Crow.
Baslow is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 2.4 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.
Bakewell, 5 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (153 against 154). Birds logged far more often around Baslow than there include Meadow Pipit, European Stonechat, Common Reed Bunting and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Baslow
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 985 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 872 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 871 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 868 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 823 |
| 6 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 744 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 713 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 693 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 648 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 642 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 642 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 633 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 549 |
| 14 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 462 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 432 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 420 |
| 17 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 414 |
| 18 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 413 |
| 19 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 409 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 407 |
Records by month
What to put out in Baslow
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Baslow?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Baslow are Robin, Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 25,372 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Baslow?
154 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Baslow?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.