Birds of Dronfield
What has actually been seen around Dronfield: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,557 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 159 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Dronfield
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Dronfield (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 10,557 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.
Dronfield is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 May and are lowest in September — about 6.0 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.
Chesterfield, 7 km to the south-east, has more species on record (139 against 115). Birds logged far more often around Dronfield than there include Nuthatch, Mandarin Duck and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 60 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Dronfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 798 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 726 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 620 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 579 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 465 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 426 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 368 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 347 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 275 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 269 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 240 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 237 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 228 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 225 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 224 |
| 16 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 222 |
| 17 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 216 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 213 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 179 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 177 |
Records by month
What to put out in Dronfield
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 Dronfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Dronfield are Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 10,557 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Dronfield?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Dronfield?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.