Birds of Market Weighton
What has actually been seen around Market Weighton: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,729 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Market Weighton
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Market Weighton (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 6,729 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Market Weighton is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 April and are lowest in August — about 4.5 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.
Shiptonthorpe, 3 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (109 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Market Weighton than there include Marsh Tit, Treecreeper, Jay and Green Woodpecker.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 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 Market Weighton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 249 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 244 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 231 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 228 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 227 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 222 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 216 |
| 8 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 204 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 203 |
| 10 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 177 |
| 11 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 171 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 162 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 158 |
| 14 | Marsh TitPoecile palustris | 154 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 149 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 143 |
| 17 | TreecreeperCerthia familiaris | 139 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 139 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 135 |
| 20 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 130 |
Records by month
What to put out in Market Weighton
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 Market Weighton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Market Weighton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit and Blue Tit, based on 6,729 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Market Weighton?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Market Weighton?
Observation records peak in April 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.