Birds of Pateley Bridge
What has actually been seen around Pateley Bridge: 148 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 148 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,926 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 119 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Pateley Bridge
148 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pateley Bridge (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 6,926 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Blackbird.
Pateley Bridge is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 June and are lowest in October — about 11.1 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.
Darley, 7 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (106 against 148). Birds logged far more often around Pateley Bridge than there include Siskin, Green Woodpecker, Great Cormorant and Lesser Black-backed Gull.
Daylight runs from 17 h 10 min at midsummer to 7 h 21 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Pateley Bridge
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 317 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 289 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 281 |
| 4 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 265 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 256 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 231 |
| 7 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 217 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 212 |
| 9 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 210 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 182 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 180 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 162 |
| 13 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 158 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 154 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 149 |
| 16 | SiskinSpinus spinus | 145 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 137 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 121 |
| 19 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 112 |
| 20 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 109 |
Records by month
What to put out in Pateley Bridge
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 Pateley Bridge?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Pateley Bridge are Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon, based on 6,926 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Pateley Bridge?
148 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Pateley Bridge?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in October. 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.