Birds of Deeside
What has actually been seen around Deeside: 187 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 187 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 31,942 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Starling
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Deeside
187 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Deeside (Flintshire) since 2010, across 31,942 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Starling, House Sparrow and Blackbird.
Deeside is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Starling, House Sparrow, Blackbird and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 December — about 3.0 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.
Buckley, 5 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (140 against 187). Birds logged far more often around Deeside than there include Black-headed Gull, European Herring Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Common Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 32 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:14 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Deeside
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 3,717 |
| 2 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 2,969 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,760 |
| 4 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,984 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,900 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,757 |
| 7 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,453 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,396 |
| 9 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,200 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 1,059 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,041 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 873 |
| 13 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 848 |
| 14 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 812 |
| 15 | Common GullLarus canus | 658 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 592 |
| 17 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 586 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 562 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 559 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 375 |
Records by month
What to put out in Deeside
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
- Starling
Suet · Mealworms
- House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
- Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
- Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
- Woodpigeon
Seed mix
- Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Seasonal bird notes for Flintshire
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 Deeside?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Deeside are Starling, House Sparrow, Blackbird, Goldfinch and Woodpigeon, based on 31,942 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Deeside?
187 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Deeside?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.