Birds of Cawood
What has actually been seen around Cawood: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,953 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Cawood
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cawood (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 3,953 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Cawood is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite.
Records peak in June and are lowest in November — about 3.7 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.
Riccall, 5 km to the east, has more species on record (148 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Cawood than there include Collared Dove, Greenfinch and House Sparrow.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cawood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 262 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 235 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 216 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 191 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 185 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 182 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 178 |
| 8 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 177 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 166 |
| 10 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 144 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 117 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 99 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 88 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 78 |
| 15 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 74 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 66 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 65 |
| 18 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 59 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 59 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 56 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cawood
Seasonal bird notes for North Yorkshire
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 Cawood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cawood are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Great Tit, based on 3,953 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cawood?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cawood?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.