Birds of Denby Dale
What has actually been seen around Denby Dale: 120 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 120 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,980 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 166 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Denby Dale
120 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Denby Dale (Kirklees) since 2010, across 5,980 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Denby Dale is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 5.3 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.
Shelley, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (95 against 120). Birds logged far more often around Denby Dale than there include Mallard, Canada Goose, Common Moorhen and Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Denby Dale
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 270 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 270 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 268 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 222 |
| 5 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 200 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 190 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 186 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 184 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 175 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 163 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 160 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 157 |
| 13 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 139 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 137 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 136 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 131 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 131 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 129 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 109 |
| 20 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 105 |
Records by month
What to put out in Denby Dale
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Kirklees
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 Denby Dale?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Denby Dale are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Goldfinch, based on 5,980 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Denby Dale?
120 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Denby Dale?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.