Birds of Great Gransden
What has actually been seen around Great Gransden: 132 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 132 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,727 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Gransden
132 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Gransden (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 3,727 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Great Gransden 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, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Barn Owl. 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 November — about 5.2 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.
Gamlingay, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (138 against 132). Birds logged far more often around Great Gransden than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull and Marsh Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Gransden
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 365 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 134 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 126 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 123 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 116 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 114 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 102 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 92 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 84 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 78 |
| 11 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 74 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 73 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 69 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 68 |
| 15 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 63 |
| 16 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 63 |
| 17 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 63 |
| 18 | Marsh TitPoecile palustris | 62 |
| 19 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 62 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 61 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Gransden
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cambridgeshire
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 Great Gransden?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Gransden are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Great Tit, based on 3,727 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Gransden?
132 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Gransden?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.