North Yorkshire · 53.85°N

Birds of Ulleskelf

What has actually been seen around Ulleskelf: 109 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 109 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,362 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 12 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.4 h

What the records say about Ulleskelf

109 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ulleskelf (North Yorkshire) since 2010, across 1,362 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Red Kite and Blackbird.

Ulleskelf 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. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

10 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 14.5 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.

Church Fenton, 3 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (112 against 109).

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 Ulleskelf

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	102
2	Red KiteMilvus milvus	74
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	69
4	SwiftApus apus	66
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	54
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	45
7	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	43
8	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	41
9	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	36
10	House SparrowPasser domesticus	35
11	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	34
12	MagpiePica pica	34
13	JackdawColoeus monedula	33
14	Great TitParus major	32
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	31
16	DunnockPrunella modularis	27
17	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	22
18	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	21
19	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	21
20	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	19

Records by month

What to put out in Ulleskelf

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · 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 Ulleskelf?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ulleskelf are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 1,362 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Ulleskelf?

109 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Ulleskelf?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.

Sources

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.