Birds of Belper
What has actually been seen around Belper: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,752 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 81 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Belper
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Belper (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 8,752 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Belper is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 March and are lowest in November — about 10.8 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.
Kilburn, 3 km to the south-east, has more species on record (145 against 140).
Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Belper
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 391 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 347 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 338 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 290 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 290 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 271 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 246 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 235 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 232 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 230 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 220 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 198 |
| 13 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 190 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 189 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 189 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 183 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 178 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 164 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 164 |
| 20 | Eurasian TealAnas crecca | 140 |
Records by month
What to put out in Belper
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 Belper?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Belper are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 8,752 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Belper?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Belper?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
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.