Birds of Smalley
What has actually been seen around Smalley: 126 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 126 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,166 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Goldfinch
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 149 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Smalley
126 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Smalley (Derbyshire) since 2010, across 9,166 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Goldfinch, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Smalley is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 April and are lowest in November — about 5.3 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.
Kilburn, 3 km to the west, has more species on record (145 against 126). Birds logged far more often around Smalley than there include Starling and Great Crested Grebe.
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 Smalley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 731 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 616 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 562 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 400 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 373 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 346 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 337 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 322 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 296 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 248 |
| 11 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 230 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 219 |
| 13 | SwiftApus apus | 198 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 189 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 181 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 173 |
| 17 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 154 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 151 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 147 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 147 |
Records by month
What to put out in Smalley
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 Smalley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Smalley are Goldfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Robin, based on 9,166 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Smalley?
126 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Smalley?
Observation records peak in April 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.