Kirklees · 53.57°N

Birds of New Mill

What has actually been seen around New Mill: 137 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 137 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,010 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 179 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about New Mill

137 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of New Mill (Kirklees) since 2010, across 3,010 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Robin.

New Mill is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 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 October — about 19.9 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.

Shelley, 5 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (95 against 137). Birds logged far more often around New Mill than there include Canada Goose, Eurasian Curlew, Meadow Pipit and White-throated Dipper.

Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near New Mill

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	183
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	178
3	RobinErithacus rubecula	154
4	MagpiePica pica	148
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	129
6	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	105
7	Great TitParus major	100
8	House SparrowPasser domesticus	87
9	JackdawColoeus monedula	86
10	SwiftApus apus	85
11	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	76
12	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	74
13	DunnockPrunella modularis	73
14	Coal TitPeriparus ater	70
15	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	66
16	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	60
17	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	57
18	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	55
19	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	53
20	RookCorvus frugilegus	48

Records by month

What to put out in New Mill

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

Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 New Mill?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of New Mill are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 3,010 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near New Mill?

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

When is the best month for birds in New Mill?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.

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.