Derbyshire · 52.91°N

Birds of Borrowash

What has actually been seen around Borrowash: 160 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 160 within 5 km
Observation records: 21,874 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 52 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Borrowash

160 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Borrowash (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 21,874 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.

Borrowash is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 January and are lowest in September — about 3.3 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.

Aston-on-Trent, 5 km to the south, has more species on record (169 against 160). Birds logged far more often around Borrowash than there include Rose-ringed Parakeet and Nuthatch.

Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Borrowash

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	1,035
2	MagpiePica pica	979
3	RobinErithacus rubecula	947
4	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	907
5	BlackbirdTurdus merula	792
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	714
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	635
8	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	575
9	Great TitParus major	568
10	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	516
11	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	514
12	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	470
13	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	465
14	JackdawColoeus monedula	461
15	Eurasian CootFulica atra	421
16	DunnockPrunella modularis	414
17	Canada GooseBranta canadensis	407
18	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	396
19	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	395
20	Mute SwanCygnus olor	380

Records by month

What to put out in Borrowash

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

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

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 Borrowash?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Borrowash are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 21,874 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Borrowash?

160 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Borrowash?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.

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.