Birds of Dinnington
What has actually been seen around Dinnington: 188 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 188 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 33,653 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 68 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Dinnington
188 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Dinnington (Newcastle upon Tyne) since 2010, across 33,653 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Great Tit.
Dinnington is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 January and are lowest in October — about 3.1 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.
Wideopen, 4 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (191 against 188).
Daylight runs from 17 h 23 min at midsummer to 7 h 9 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:26 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Dinnington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,550 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,486 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 1,478 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,366 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 1,270 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,221 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,115 |
| 8 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 986 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 983 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 970 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 896 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 875 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 720 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 704 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 686 |
| 16 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 573 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 566 |
| 18 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 552 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 519 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 518 |
Records by month
What to put out in Dinnington
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Newcastle upon Tyne
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 Dinnington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Dinnington are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin and Magpie, based on 33,653 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Dinnington?
188 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Dinnington?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:26.
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.