Birds of Felton
What has actually been seen around Felton: 106 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 106 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,670 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.1 h
What the records say about Felton
106 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Felton (Northumberland) since 2010, across 1,670 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Felton is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 May and are lowest in January — about 5.7 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.
Swarland, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (107 against 106).
Daylight runs from 17 h 27 min at midsummer to 7 h 6 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:24 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Felton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 63 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 61 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 51 |
| 4 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 51 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 46 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 43 |
| 7 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 41 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 41 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 41 |
| 10 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 40 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 39 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 39 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 38 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 37 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 36 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 34 |
| 17 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 34 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 33 |
| 19 | House MartinDelichon urbicum | 30 |
| 20 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 29 |
Records by month
What to put out in Felton
Seasonal bird notes for Northumberland
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 Felton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Felton are Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Chaffinch, based on 1,670 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Felton?
106 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Felton?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:24.
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.