Birds of Shiremoor
What has actually been seen around Shiremoor: 226 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 226 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 90,455 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 62 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Shiremoor
226 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Shiremoor (North Tyneside) since 2010, across 90,455 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull and Blackbird.
Shiremoor is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in August — about 2.6 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.
Whitley Bay, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (260 against 226).
Daylight runs from 17 h 23 min at midsummer to 7 h 10 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:25 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Shiremoor
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 4,126 |
| 2 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 3,996 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,371 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 3,219 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 3,212 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 2,894 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,715 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,441 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,362 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,306 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 2,061 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,060 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 2,014 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,979 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,957 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,898 |
| 17 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 1,714 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,704 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,681 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,592 |
Records by month
What to put out in Shiremoor
Seasonal bird notes for North Tyneside
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 Shiremoor?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Shiremoor are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw and Magpie, based on 90,455 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Shiremoor?
226 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Shiremoor?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:25.
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.