Birds of The Boldons
What has actually been seen around The Boldons: 224 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 224 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 47,763 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 53 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.4 h / 7.2 h
What the records say about The Boldons
224 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of The Boldons (South Tyneside) since 2010, across 47,763 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and European Herring Gull.
The Boldons is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 3.9 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.
Jarrow, 5 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (204 against 224). Birds logged far more often around The Boldons than there include Eurasian Coot, Northern Lapwing, Common Reed Bunting and Common Pheasant.
Daylight runs from 17 h 22 min at midsummer to 7 h 11 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 The Boldons
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,724 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,628 |
| 3 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,500 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,479 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,369 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,301 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,258 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,168 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,166 |
| 10 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,128 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,090 |
| 12 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,084 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,058 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 999 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 919 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 844 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 843 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 741 |
| 19 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 736 |
| 20 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 691 |
Records by month
What to put out in The Boldons
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 The Boldons?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of The Boldons are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Jackdaw, based on 47,763 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near The Boldons?
224 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in The Boldons?
Observation records peak in May 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.