Birds of Holywell
What has actually been seen around Holywell: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,023 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Jackdaw
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 140 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Holywell
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Holywell (Flintshire) since 2010, across 5,023 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Holywell is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 May and are lowest in July — about 3.4 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.
Bagillt, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (198 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Holywell than there include Rook and Nuthatch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 60 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Holywell
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 278 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 261 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 231 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 216 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 195 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 169 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 162 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 145 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 137 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 136 |
| 11 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 111 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 110 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 101 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 98 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 97 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 95 |
| 17 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 92 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 84 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 81 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 81 |
Records by month
What to put out in Holywell
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 Holywell?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Holywell are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 5,023 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Holywell?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Holywell?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. 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.