Birds of Riccall
What has actually been seen around Riccall: 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
- 14,285 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Riccall
148 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Riccall (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 14,285 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Great Tit.
Riccall 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, Woodpigeon, Great Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 April and are lowest in December — about 3.8 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.
Cawood, 5 km to the west, has fewer species on record (125 against 148). Birds logged far more often around Riccall than there include Jay, Eurasian Teal, Common Reed Bunting and Willow Warbler.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Riccall
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 437 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 434 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 418 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 417 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 404 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 400 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 376 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 360 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 360 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 350 |
| 11 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 344 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 336 |
| 13 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 306 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 292 |
| 15 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 289 |
| 16 | Eurasian TealAnas crecca | 277 |
| 17 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 262 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 252 |
| 19 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 250 |
| 20 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 244 |
Records by month
What to put out in Riccall
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 Riccall?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Riccall are Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 14,285 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Riccall?
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 Riccall?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.