Cambridgeshire · 52.46°N

Birds of Littleport

What has actually been seen around Littleport: 137 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 137 within 5 km
Observation records: 5,755 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 7 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Littleport

137 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Littleport (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 5,755 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Collared Dove and Jackdaw.

Littleport is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Jackdaw and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 January and are lowest in July — about 1.9 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.

Ely, 7 km to the south-west, has more species on record (189 against 137). Birds logged far more often around Littleport than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Martin, Whooper Swan and Common Linnet.

Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Littleport

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	366
2	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	316
3	JackdawColoeus monedula	286
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	263
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	254
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	244
7	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	235
8	RookCorvus frugilegus	220
9	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	189
10	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	182
11	MagpiePica pica	174
12	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	159
13	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	147
14	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	145
15	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	133
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	130
17	Great TitParus major	114
18	GreenfinchChloris chloris	95
19	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	94
20	DunnockPrunella modularis	93

Records by month

What to put out in Littleport

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Collared Dove
Seed mix
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Littleport?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Littleport are Woodpigeon, Collared Dove, Jackdaw, Blackbird and Robin, based on 5,755 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Littleport?

137 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Littleport?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.

Sources

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.