Birds of Brough
What has actually been seen around Brough: 172 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 172 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,071 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Brough
172 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brough (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 7,071 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
The records split between garden birds (55%) and waterbirds (36%), so a feeder in Brough sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, while Black-headed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 January and are lowest in August — about 9.4 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.
North Ferriby, 5 km to the east, has more species on record (200 against 172).
Daylight runs from 17 h 5 min at midsummer to 7 h 26 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Brough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 227 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 199 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 194 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 176 |
| 5 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 170 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 159 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 154 |
| 8 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 149 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 148 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 143 |
| 11 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 141 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 135 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 132 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 131 |
| 15 | Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus | 129 |
| 16 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 129 |
| 17 | Great TitParus major | 129 |
| 18 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 121 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 121 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 112 |
Records by month
What to put out in Brough
Seasonal bird notes for East Riding of Yorkshire
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 Brough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brough are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Goldfinch, based on 7,071 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Brough?
172 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Brough?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.