Birds of Escrick
What has actually been seen around Escrick: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,682 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Escrick
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Escrick (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 4,682 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Escrick 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, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin 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. 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 December — about 4.0 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 south, has more species on record (148 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Escrick than there include Yellowhammer, Red-legged Partridge, Eurasian Curlew and Rock Pigeon.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Escrick
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 244 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 195 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 192 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 157 |
| 5 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 137 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 136 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 135 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 133 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 127 |
| 10 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 122 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 112 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 103 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 102 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 101 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 98 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 98 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 98 |
| 18 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 93 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 90 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 85 |
Records by month
What to put out in Escrick
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 Escrick?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Escrick are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Goldfinch, based on 4,682 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Escrick?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Escrick?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:31.
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.