Cambridgeshire · 52.45°N

Birds of Ramsey

What has actually been seen around Ramsey: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 116 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,732 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: December
Elevation: 5 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Ramsey

116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ramsey (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 1,732 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Swift and Blackbird.

Ramsey is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 December and are lowest in October — about 9.8 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.

Wistow, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (127 against 116).

Daylight runs from 16 h 49 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Ramsey

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	100
2	SwiftApus apus	78
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	71
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	59
5	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	58
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	58
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	58
8	Red KiteMilvus milvus	55
9	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	51
10	JackdawColoeus monedula	50
11	RookCorvus frugilegus	48
12	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	48
13	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	44
14	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	43
15	Great TitParus major	43
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	42
17	MagpiePica pica	40
18	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	38
19	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	33
20	DunnockPrunella modularis	30

Records by month

What to put out in Ramsey

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts

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 Ramsey?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ramsey are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and House Sparrow, based on 1,732 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Ramsey?

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

When is the best month for birds in Ramsey?

Observation records peak in December and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.

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.