Birds of Yeadon
What has actually been seen around Yeadon: 138 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 138 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 13,887 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 165 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Yeadon
138 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Yeadon (Leeds) since 2010, across 13,887 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blackbird.
Yeadon is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 May and are lowest in September — about 3.6 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.
Horsforth, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (164 against 138). Birds logged far more often around Yeadon than there include Eurasian Curlew.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Yeadon
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 839 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 694 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 631 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 623 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 606 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 596 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 478 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 466 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 421 |
| 10 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 412 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 410 |
| 12 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 392 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 376 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 364 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 363 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 355 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 331 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 299 |
| 19 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 272 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 269 |
Records by month
What to put out in Yeadon
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 Yeadon?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Yeadon are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 13,887 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Yeadon?
138 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Yeadon?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
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.