Birds of Darley
What has actually been seen around Darley: 106 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 106 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,323 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 110 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Darley
106 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Darley (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 1,323 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Jackdaw and Robin.
Darley is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard. 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 November — about 6.3 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.
Hampsthwaite, 6 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (104 against 106). Birds logged far more often around Darley than there include Common Kestrel, Eurasian Curlew and Barn Owl.
Daylight runs from 17 h 9 min at midsummer to 7 h 22 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Darley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 54 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 52 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 46 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 45 |
| 5 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 44 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 43 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 43 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 42 |
| 9 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 40 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 40 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 37 |
| 12 | Barn OwlTyto alba | 34 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 33 |
| 14 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 32 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 29 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 29 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 28 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 27 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 27 |
Records by month
What to put out in Darley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Darley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Darley are Jackdaw, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 1,323 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Darley?
106 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Darley?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.
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.