North Yorkshire · 54.35°N

Birds of Kirkby Fleetham

What has actually been seen around Kirkby Fleetham: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 116 within 5 km
Observation records: 2,699 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 42 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.2 h / 7.3 h

What the records say about Kirkby Fleetham

116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kirkby Fleetham (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 2,699 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Starling.

Kirkby Fleetham 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. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling and Rook make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Tawny Owl. 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 January and are lowest in October — about 15.4 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.

Catterick, 5 km to the north-west, has more species on record (154 against 116). Birds logged far more often around Kirkby Fleetham than there include House Martin.

Daylight runs from 17 h 14 min at midsummer to 7 h 18 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Kirkby Fleetham

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	136
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	117
3	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	100
4	RookCorvus frugilegus	97
5	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	83
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	82
7	RobinErithacus rubecula	76
8	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	75
9	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	74
10	MagpiePica pica	69
11	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	64
12	Little EgretEgretta garzetta	58
13	JackdawColoeus monedula	57
14	SwiftApus apus	56
15	House MartinDelichon urbicum	54
16	Graylag GooseAnser anser	51
17	Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus	51
18	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	48
19	Great TitParus major	48
20	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	46

Records by month

What to put out in Kirkby Fleetham

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet

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 Kirkby Fleetham?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kirkby Fleetham are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Starling, Rook and House Sparrow, based on 2,699 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Kirkby Fleetham?

116 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Kirkby Fleetham?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.

Sources

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.