Birds of Great Longstone
What has actually been seen around Great Longstone: 171 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 171 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 30,592 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mallard
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Great Longstone
171 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Longstone (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 30,592 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Great Longstone is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 2.9 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, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (153 against 171). Birds logged far more often around Great Longstone than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Skylark, Northern Lapwing and Common Reed Bunting.
At about 200 m above sea level, Great Longstone sits higher than most places in Derbyshire. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.
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 Great Longstone
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,108 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,014 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 968 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 941 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 936 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 895 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 887 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 804 |
| 9 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 801 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 783 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 731 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 728 |
| 13 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 676 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 662 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 657 |
| 16 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 634 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 629 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 628 |
| 19 | Great TitParus major | 618 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 554 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Longstone
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 Great Longstone?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Longstone are Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Blue Tit, based on 30,592 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Longstone?
171 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Longstone?
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.