Birds of Bardsey
What has actually been seen around Bardsey: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 111 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,002 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 73 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Bardsey
111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bardsey (Leeds) since 2010, across 7,002 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Bardsey is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 April and are lowest in November — about 11.1 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.
Shadwell, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (141 against 111). Birds logged far more often around Bardsey than there include Common Pheasant, Eurasian Skylark, Barn Swallow and Northern Lapwing.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bardsey
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 414 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 345 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 320 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 286 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 280 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 277 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 250 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 204 |
| 9 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 193 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 187 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 185 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 166 |
| 13 | SwiftApus apus | 162 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 161 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 146 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 145 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 135 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 132 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 130 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 127 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bardsey
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Bardsey?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bardsey are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 7,002 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bardsey?
111 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bardsey?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.
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.