Birds of Hambleton
What has actually been seen around Hambleton: 119 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 119 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,534 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 13 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Hambleton
119 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Hambleton (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 4,534 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow.
Hambleton is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon 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 May and are lowest in September — 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.
Monk Fryston, 5 km to the west, has more species on record (150 against 119). Birds logged far more often around Hambleton than there include Yellowhammer, Common Linnet and Sedge Warbler.
Daylight runs from 17 h 6 min at midsummer to 7 h 25 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Hambleton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 160 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 148 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 143 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 141 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 131 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 129 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 128 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 127 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 119 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 116 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 110 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 108 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 106 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 103 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 100 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 99 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 97 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 94 |
| 19 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 92 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 92 |
Records by month
What to put out in Hambleton
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 Hambleton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Hambleton are Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Chaffinch, based on 4,534 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Hambleton?
119 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Hambleton?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.