Birds of Driffield
What has actually been seen around Driffield: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,771 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Driffield
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Driffield (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 3,771 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Driffield is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Wren make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Barn Owl. 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 December — 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.
Nafferton, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (127 against 127).
Daylight runs from 17 h 9 min at midsummer to 7 h 22 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:28 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Driffield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 179 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 144 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 127 |
| 4 | SwiftApus apus | 125 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 120 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 120 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 119 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 115 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 111 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 110 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 109 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 102 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 96 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 88 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 84 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 80 |
| 17 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 77 |
| 18 | MagpiePica pica | 76 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 75 |
| 20 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 74 |
Records by month
What to put out in Driffield
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 Driffield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Driffield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Wren and Jackdaw, based on 3,771 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Driffield?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Driffield?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:28.
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.