Birds of Copmanthorpe
What has actually been seen around Copmanthorpe: 144 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 144 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,047 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 19 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Copmanthorpe
144 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Copmanthorpe (York) since 2010, across 10,047 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Copmanthorpe is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 March and are lowest in September — about 2.9 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.
Rufforth, 6 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (131 against 144). Birds logged far more often around Copmanthorpe than there include Great Crested Grebe and Tufted Duck.
Daylight runs from 17 h 8 min at midsummer to 7 h 23 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Copmanthorpe
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 665 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 661 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 550 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 450 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 410 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 410 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 388 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 299 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 262 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 247 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 238 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 238 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 237 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 226 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 204 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 186 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 178 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 167 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 163 |
| 20 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 157 |
Records by month
What to put out in Copmanthorpe
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for York
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 Copmanthorpe?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Copmanthorpe are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 10,047 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Copmanthorpe?
144 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Copmanthorpe?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.