Birds of Ryhill
What has actually been seen around Ryhill: 188 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 188 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 57,070 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 99 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Ryhill
188 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ryhill (Wakefield) since 2010, across 57,070 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Ryhill is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 April and are lowest in December — about 2.1 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.
Royston, 4 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (191 against 188). Birds logged far more often around Ryhill than there include Greenfinch.
Daylight runs from 17 h 4 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ryhill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,612 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,165 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,147 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,093 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 2,035 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 1,904 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,875 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 1,766 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,651 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,638 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,575 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,521 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,140 |
| 14 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 1,100 |
| 15 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,093 |
| 16 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 1,062 |
| 17 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 1,022 |
| 18 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,014 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 923 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 885 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ryhill
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Wakefield
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 Ryhill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ryhill are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Chaffinch, based on 57,070 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ryhill?
188 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ryhill?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
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.