Birds of Holme
What has actually been seen around Holme: 180 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 180 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,853 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- November
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Holme
180 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Holme (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 9,853 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
The records split between garden birds (56%) and waterbirds (23%), so a feeder in Holme sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Starling, while Black-headed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 November and are lowest in August — about 5.9 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.
Stilton, 3 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (175 against 180). Birds logged far more often around Holme than there include Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Water Rail and Eurasian Woodcock.
Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Holme
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 466 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 459 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 332 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 307 |
| 5 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 297 |
| 6 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 274 |
| 7 | Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus | 253 |
| 8 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 207 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 199 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 192 |
| 11 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 187 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 184 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 182 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 170 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 163 |
| 16 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 161 |
| 17 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 150 |
| 18 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 148 |
| 19 | Common RedpollAcanthis flammea | 138 |
| 20 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 135 |
Records by month
What to put out in Holme
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 Holme?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Holme are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Starling, Goldfinch and Jackdaw, based on 9,853 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Holme?
180 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Holme?
Observation records peak in November and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.