Cambridgeshire · 52.44°N

Birds of Sawtry

What has actually been seen around Sawtry: 126 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 126 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,289 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Red Kite
Busiest month: March
Elevation: 15 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Sawtry

126 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Sawtry (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 3,289 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.

Sawtry is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

15 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 March and are lowest in September — about 3.3 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.

Holme, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (180 against 126). Birds logged far more often around Sawtry than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Grey Wagtail.

Daylight runs from 16 h 49 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 Sawtry

#	Bird	Records
1	Red KiteMilvus milvus	272
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	171
3	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	128
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	116
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	113
6	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	100
7	RookCorvus frugilegus	95
8	MagpiePica pica	95
9	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	94
10	JackdawColoeus monedula	94
11	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	92
12	House SparrowPasser domesticus	81
13	Great TitParus major	81
14	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	74
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	66
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	66
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	66
18	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	64
19	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	56
20	DunnockPrunella modularis	56

Records by month

What to put out in Sawtry

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
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
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 Sawtry?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Sawtry are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 3,289 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Sawtry?

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

When is the best month for birds in Sawtry?

Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. 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.