Birds of Sleights
What has actually been seen around Sleights: 154 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 154 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,981 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Sleights
154 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Sleights (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 4,981 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Blackbird and Woodpigeon.
Sleights is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in April and are lowest in December — about 3.3 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.
Whitby, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (189 against 154). Birds logged far more often around Sleights than there include Willow Grouse, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Green Woodpecker.
Daylight runs from 17 h 15 min at midsummer to 7 h 17 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:26 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Sleights
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 339 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 189 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 184 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 150 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 147 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 143 |
| 7 | Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres | 127 |
| 8 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 127 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 125 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 122 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 122 |
| 12 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 121 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 113 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 101 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 99 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 91 |
| 17 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 88 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 85 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 83 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 79 |
Records by month
What to put out in Sleights
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
- Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
- Woodpigeon
Seed mix
- Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
- Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix
- House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
- 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 Sleights?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Sleights are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Chaffinch, based on 4,981 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Sleights?
154 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Sleights?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:26.
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.