Birds of Stainburn
What has actually been seen around Stainburn: 129 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 129 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,042 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 148 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Stainburn
129 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Stainburn (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 4,042 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Robin and Chaffinch.
Stainburn is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 8.3 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.
Bramhope, 5 km to the south, has more species on record (161 against 129). Birds logged far more often around Stainburn than there include Eurasian Curlew, European Nightjar, Tree Pipit and Eurasian Woodcock.
Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Stainburn
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 156 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 150 |
| 3 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 136 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 131 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 130 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 122 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 119 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 115 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 95 |
| 10 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 93 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 91 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 78 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 76 |
| 14 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 75 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 75 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 74 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 72 |
| 18 | MagpiePica pica | 71 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 70 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 68 |
Records by month
What to put out in Stainburn
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 Stainburn?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Stainburn are Robin, Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow, based on 4,042 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Stainburn?
129 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Stainburn?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. 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.