Leeds · 53.83°N

Birds of Aberford

What has actually been seen around Aberford: 118 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 118 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,758 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Red Kite
Busiest month: March
Elevation: 47 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.4 h

What the records say about Aberford

118 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Aberford (Leeds) since 2010, across 3,758 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.

Aberford is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and House Sparrow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 March and are lowest in December — about 78.1 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.

Saxton, 4 km to the east, has fewer species on record (109 against 118). Birds logged far more often around Aberford than there include Northern Shoveler, Common Pochard, Black-necked Grebe and Eurasian Bittern.

Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Aberford

#	Bird	Records
1	Red KiteMilvus milvus	385
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	270
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	218
4	MagpiePica pica	142
5	House SparrowPasser domesticus	139
6	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	136
7	RookCorvus frugilegus	134
8	Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata	130
9	RobinErithacus rubecula	128
10	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	121
11	SwiftApus apus	119
12	Common PochardAythya ferina	102
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	101
14	DunnockPrunella modularis	97
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	86
16	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	78
17	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	75
18	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	64
19	JackdawColoeus monedula	58
20	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	58

Records by month

What to put out in Aberford

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

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

Seasonal bird notes for Leeds

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 Aberford?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Aberford are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, House Sparrow and Carrion Crow, based on 3,758 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Aberford?

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

When is the best month for birds in Aberford?

Observation records peak in March and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.

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.