Birds of Lindale
What has actually been seen around Lindale: 170 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 170 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,970 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Black-headed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 33 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.2 h / 7.3 h
What the records say about Lindale
170 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lindale (Cumbria) since 2010, across 8,970 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Black-headed Gull, Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon.
Lindale is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Osprey and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — about 4.6 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.
Grange-over-Sands, 4 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (157 against 170).
Daylight runs from 17 h 12 min at midsummer to 7 h 20 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Lindale
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 358 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 329 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 313 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 294 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 276 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 261 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 251 |
| 8 | SwiftApus apus | 217 |
| 9 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 215 |
| 10 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 211 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 200 |
| 12 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 194 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 188 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 187 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 166 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 165 |
| 17 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 165 |
| 18 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 160 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 152 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 145 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lindale
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cumbria
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 Lindale?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lindale are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Jackdaw, based on 8,970 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lindale?
170 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lindale?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. 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.