Birds of Wideopen
What has actually been seen around Wideopen: 191 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 191 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 59,698 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 69 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Wideopen
191 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wideopen (North Tyneside) since 2010, across 59,698 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Wideopen is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 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 April and are lowest in August — about 2.1 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.
Dinnington, 4 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (188 against 191).
Daylight runs from 17 h 23 min at midsummer to 7 h 10 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 Wideopen
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 4,489 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 3,232 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 3,121 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,049 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,978 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,575 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 2,286 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,830 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,709 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,589 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,431 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,313 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,190 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,159 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,155 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,146 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 990 |
| 18 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 952 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 889 |
| 20 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 877 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wideopen
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Wideopen?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wideopen are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 59,698 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wideopen?
191 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wideopen?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. 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.