Birds of Skidby
What has actually been seen around Skidby: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 13,975 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Skidby
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Skidby (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 13,975 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Skidby is a garden-bird place: 87% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow 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 Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 October — about 2.9 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.
Walkington, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (110 against 130).
Daylight runs from 17 h 6 min at midsummer to 7 h 25 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Skidby
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,270 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 990 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 889 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 852 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 654 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 651 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 522 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 494 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 478 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 471 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 450 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 376 |
| 13 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 368 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 358 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 329 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 311 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 302 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 265 |
| 19 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 204 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 201 |
Records by month
What to put out in Skidby
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 Skidby?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Skidby are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 13,975 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Skidby?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Skidby?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in October. 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.