Birds of High Bentham
What has actually been seen around High Bentham: 105 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 105 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,578 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- December
- Elevation
- 102 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about High Bentham
105 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of High Bentham (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 3,578 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Jackdaw and Robin.
High Bentham is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl and Common Kestrel. 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 December and are lowest in September — about 19.7 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.
Burton in Lonsdale, 3 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (103 against 105).
Daylight runs from 17 h 10 min at midsummer to 7 h 21 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near High Bentham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 184 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 155 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 153 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 152 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 134 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 128 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 122 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 107 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 105 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 99 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 98 |
| 12 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 96 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 96 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 94 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 81 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 80 |
| 17 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 78 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 72 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 56 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 56 |
Records by month
What to put out in High Bentham
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 High Bentham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of High Bentham are Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon, based on 3,578 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near High Bentham?
105 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in High Bentham?
Observation records peak in December and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.