Birds of Eston
What has actually been seen around Eston: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,659 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 43 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.3 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Eston
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Eston (Redcar and Cleveland) since 2010, across 9,659 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Eston is a garden-bird place: 76% 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 Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard. 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 January and are lowest in August — about 6.5 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.
Kirkleatham, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (214 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Eston than there include Long-tailed Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit and Nuthatch.
Daylight runs from 17 h 16 min at midsummer to 7 h 16 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:27 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Eston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 534 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 475 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 455 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 424 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 419 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 390 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 352 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 335 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 302 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 290 |
| 11 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 285 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 277 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 237 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 236 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 223 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 222 |
| 17 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 214 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 214 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 191 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 185 |
Records by month
What to put out in Eston
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Redcar and Cleveland
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 Eston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Eston are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 9,659 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Eston?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Eston?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:27.
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.