Birds of Grassington
What has actually been seen around Grassington: 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
- 5,260 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mallard
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 202 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Grassington
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Grassington (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 5,260 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mallard, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw.
Grassington is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 5.4 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.
Gargrave, 12 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (107 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Grassington than there include White-throated Dipper, Common Sandpiper, Spotted Flycatcher and Red Kite.
At about 202 m above sea level, Grassington sits higher than most places in North Yorkshire. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.
Daylight runs from 17 h 10 min at midsummer to 7 h 22 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Grassington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 208 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 187 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 185 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 171 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 160 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 140 |
| 7 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 139 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 133 |
| 9 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 126 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 125 |
| 11 | SwiftApus apus | 111 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 111 |
| 13 | Common MerganserMergus merganser | 110 |
| 14 | White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus | 106 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 105 |
| 16 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 104 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 100 |
| 18 | Great TitParus major | 100 |
| 19 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 94 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 94 |
Records by month
What to put out in Grassington
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 Grassington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Grassington are Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 5,260 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Grassington?
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 Grassington?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
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.