North Yorkshire · 54.34°N

Birds of Northallerton

What has actually been seen around Northallerton: 87 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 87 within 5 km
Observation records: 4,178 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 43 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.2 h / 7.3 h

What the records say about Northallerton

87 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Northallerton (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 4,178 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Starling.

Northallerton is a garden-bird place: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 January and are lowest in August — about 2.6 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.

Kirkby Fleetham, 9 km to the west, has more species on record (116 against 87). Birds logged far more often around Northallerton than there include Rock Pigeon.

Daylight runs from 17 h 13 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 Northallerton

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	395
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	362
3	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	319
4	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	268
5	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	242
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	230
7	RobinErithacus rubecula	229
8	JackdawColoeus monedula	229
9	DunnockPrunella modularis	199
10	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	176
11	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	155
12	Great TitParus major	149
13	Rock PigeonColumba livia	133
14	SwiftApus apus	129
15	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	109
16	Coal TitPeriparus ater	100
17	RookCorvus frugilegus	82
18	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	61
19	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	60
20	MagpiePica pica	53

Records by month

What to put out in Northallerton

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · 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 Northallerton?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Northallerton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Starling, Goldfinch and Blue Tit, based on 4,178 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Northallerton?

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

When is the best month for birds in Northallerton?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. 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.