Birds of Kilburn
What has actually been seen around Kilburn: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,079 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Kilburn
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kilburn (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 9,079 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Kilburn 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. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 March and are lowest in November — about 7.1 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.
Smalley, 3 km to the east, has fewer species on record (126 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Kilburn than there include Eurasian Teal, Gadwall, Northern Shoveler and Common Snipe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kilburn
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 424 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 371 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 368 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 319 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 307 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 303 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 254 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 250 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 244 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 236 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 233 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 221 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 199 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 193 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 188 |
| 16 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 181 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 172 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 164 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 149 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 144 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kilburn
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 Kilburn?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kilburn are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 9,079 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kilburn?
145 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kilburn?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in November. 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.