Birds of Great Stukeley
What has actually been seen around Great Stukeley: 159 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 159 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 15,857 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 42 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Stukeley
159 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Stukeley (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 15,857 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Great Stukeley is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 May and are lowest in November — about 3.2 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.
Huntingdon, 3 km to the south-east, has more species on record (176 against 159). Birds logged far more often around Great Stukeley than there include Coal Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 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 Stukeley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 850 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 727 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 649 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 647 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 534 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 497 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 481 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 464 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 411 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 397 |
| 11 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 377 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 360 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 351 |
| 14 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 335 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 332 |
| 16 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 326 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 311 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 291 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 289 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 276 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Stukeley
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 Stukeley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Stukeley are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Robin, based on 15,857 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Stukeley?
159 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 Stukeley?
Observation records peak in May 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.