Birds of Great Broughton
What has actually been seen around Great Broughton: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 102 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,184 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Great Broughton
102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Broughton (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 1,184 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon.
Great Broughton 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. Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Barn Owl, 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 June and are lowest in October — about 26.3 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.
Ingleby Greenhow, 3 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (102 against 102). Birds logged far more often around Great Broughton than there include Swift and Common Moorhen.
Daylight runs from 17 h 15 min at midsummer to 7 h 17 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:28 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Broughton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 67 |
| 2 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 47 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 47 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 42 |
| 5 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 42 |
| 6 | Willow GrouseLagopus lagopus | 37 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 36 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 36 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 34 |
| 10 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 33 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 30 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 29 |
| 13 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 24 |
| 14 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 23 |
| 15 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 23 |
| 16 | Barn OwlTyto alba | 22 |
| 17 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 21 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 21 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 21 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 20 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Broughton
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 Great Broughton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Broughton are Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 1,184 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Broughton?
102 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Broughton?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:28.
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.