Birds of Long Riston
What has actually been seen around Long Riston: 122 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 122 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,430 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mallard
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Long Riston
122 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Long Riston (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 1,430 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Long Riston is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin 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 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 May and are lowest in December — about 3.7 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.
Leven, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (200 against 122). Birds logged far more often around Long Riston than there include Swift, House Sparrow and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 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 Long Riston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 60 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 59 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 56 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 54 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 51 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 47 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 43 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 41 |
| 9 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 40 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 39 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 39 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 33 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 32 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 31 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 30 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 30 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 29 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 28 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 27 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 25 |
Records by month
What to put out in Long Riston
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Long Riston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Long Riston are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Chaffinch, based on 1,430 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Long Riston?
122 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Long Riston?
Observation records peak in May 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.