Birds of Duffield
What has actually been seen around Duffield: 143 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 143 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,245 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Duffield
143 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Duffield (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 14,245 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Jackdaw.
Duffield 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. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard 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 March and are lowest in September — about 6.7 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, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (145 against 143). Birds logged far more often around Duffield than there include Great Crested Grebe.
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 Duffield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,184 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 816 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 789 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 752 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 721 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 614 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 549 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 466 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 414 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 396 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 338 |
| 12 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 318 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 299 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 244 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 242 |
| 16 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 233 |
| 17 | SwiftApus apus | 226 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 225 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 215 |
| 20 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 210 |
Records by month
What to put out in Duffield
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 Duffield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Duffield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 14,245 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Duffield?
143 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Duffield?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. 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.