Birds of Low Bradley
What has actually been seen around Low Bradley: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 133 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,845 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blackbird
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 118 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Low Bradley
133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Low Bradley (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 5,845 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw.
Low Bradley is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Robin 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 Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 5.7 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.
Cross Hills, 3 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (133 against 133).
Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Low Bradley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 334 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 330 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 299 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 230 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 225 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 218 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 185 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 179 |
| 9 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 176 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 172 |
| 11 | SwiftApus apus | 149 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 143 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 134 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 132 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 128 |
| 16 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 122 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 114 |
| 18 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 114 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 104 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 97 |
Records by month
What to put out in Low Bradley
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 Low Bradley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Low Bradley are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 5,845 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Low Bradley?
133 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Low Bradley?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.