East Riding of Yorkshire · 53.93°N

Birds of Middleton on the Wolds

What has actually been seen around Middleton on the Wolds: 74 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 74 within 5 km
Observation records: 467 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Red Kite
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 42 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.4 h

What the records say about Middleton on the Wolds

74 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Middleton on the Wolds (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 467 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Swift and Rook.

The records split between garden birds (58%) and waterbirds (10%), so a feeder in Middleton on the Wolds sees the familiar Rook, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow, while European Herring Gull and others turn up on nearby water.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard. 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 June and are lowest in December — about 26.3 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.

Watton, 7 km to the east, has more species on record (115 against 74). Birds logged far more often around Middleton on the Wolds than there include Red Kite.

Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Middleton on the Wolds

#	Bird	Records
1	Red KiteMilvus milvus	38
2	SwiftApus apus	32
3	RookCorvus frugilegus	29
4	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	22
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	20
6	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	20
7	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	19
8	BlackbirdTurdus merula	18
9	JackdawColoeus monedula	16
10	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	15
11	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	15
12	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	12
13	House SparrowPasser domesticus	11
14	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	10
15	YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella	10
16	Great TitParus major	10
17	Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa	9
18	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	9
19	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	9
20	House MartinDelichon urbicum	8

Records by month

What to put out in Middleton on the Wolds

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Middleton on the Wolds?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Middleton on the Wolds are Rook, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Jackdaw, based on 467 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Middleton on the Wolds?

74 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Middleton on the Wolds?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.

Sources

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.