Birds of Primrose Place
What has actually been seen around Primrose Place: 205 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 205 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 40,214 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 22 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Primrose Place
205 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Primrose Place (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 40,214 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier and Mute Swan.
Water shapes this list. 46% of records near Primrose Place are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Mute Swan, Northern Lapwing and Mallard lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Woodpigeon is still the most logged garden bird.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eurasian Marsh-Harrier, Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard. 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 August — about 8.2 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.
Thorney, 7 km to the north, has fewer species on record (145 against 205). Birds logged far more often around Primrose Place than there include Short-eared Owl and Cetti's Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Primrose Place
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,207 |
| 2 | Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus | 1,136 |
| 3 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,086 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 991 |
| 5 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 989 |
| 6 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 945 |
| 7 | Corn CrakeCrex crex | 900 |
| 8 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 822 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 794 |
| 10 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 793 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 785 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 779 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 720 |
| 14 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 711 |
| 15 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 700 |
| 16 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 678 |
| 17 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 669 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 661 |
| 19 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 651 |
| 20 | Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope | 648 |
Records by month
What to put out in Primrose Place
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 Primrose Place?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Primrose Place are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Blackbird and Starling, based on 40,214 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Primrose Place?
205 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Primrose Place?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.