Birds of Tadcaster
What has actually been seen around Tadcaster: 105 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 105 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,721 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Tadcaster
105 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tadcaster (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 1,721 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Tadcaster is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 September — about 9.2 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.
Ulleskelf, 5 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (109 against 105).
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Tadcaster
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 135 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 102 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 89 |
| 4 | SwiftApus apus | 71 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 69 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 58 |
| 7 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 50 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 47 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 47 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 46 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 44 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 39 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 35 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 35 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 33 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 29 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 28 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 26 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 26 |
| 20 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 26 |
Records by month
What to put out in Tadcaster
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 Tadcaster?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tadcaster are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 1,721 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Tadcaster?
105 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Tadcaster?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in September. 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.