Birds of Ashington
What has actually been seen around Ashington: 153 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 153 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 41,677 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 32 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Ashington
153 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ashington (West Sussex) since 2010, across 41,677 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Ashington is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow 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 Red Kite. 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 6.9 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.
Washington, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (160 against 153). Birds logged far more often around Ashington than there include White Stork, Eurasian Coot, Great Crested Grebe and Common Nightingale.
Daylight runs from 16 h 32 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ashington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,345 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,249 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,215 |
| 4 | White StorkCiconia ciconia | 1,212 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,157 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,152 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 1,094 |
| 8 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,063 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,060 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,032 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 1,004 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 972 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 959 |
| 14 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 879 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 873 |
| 16 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 856 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 856 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 796 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 790 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 715 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ashington
Seasonal bird notes for West Sussex
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 Ashington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ashington are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 41,677 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ashington?
153 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ashington?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.