Birds of Jarrow
What has actually been seen around Jarrow: 204 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 204 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 30,938 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- European Herring Gull
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about Jarrow
204 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Jarrow (South Tyneside) since 2010, across 30,938 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Jarrow is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 January and are lowest in September — about 4.1 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.
Wallsend, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (176 against 204). Birds logged far more often around Jarrow than there include Great Cormorant, Great Black-backed Gull, Common Eider and Ruddy Turnstone.
Daylight runs from 17 h 22 min at midsummer to 7 h 10 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:26 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Jarrow
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,928 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,601 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,434 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,353 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 1,282 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,119 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,114 |
| 8 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 1,026 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 975 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 844 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 839 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 833 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 792 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 724 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 646 |
| 16 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 618 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 618 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 572 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 534 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 531 |
Records by month
What to put out in Jarrow
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for South Tyneside
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 Jarrow?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Jarrow are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie and Blue Tit, based on 30,938 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Jarrow?
204 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Jarrow?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:26.
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.