Birds of Leconfield
What has actually been seen around Leconfield: 174 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 174 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 27,273 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.4 h
What the records say about Leconfield
174 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Leconfield (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 27,273 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Carrion Crow.
Leconfield is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 April and are lowest in June — about 2.3 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.
Cherry Burton, 3 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (145 against 174). Birds logged far more often around Leconfield than there include Common Redshank, Common Snipe and Common Shelduck.
Daylight runs from 17 h 7 min at midsummer to 7 h 24 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Leconfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,419 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,164 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,150 |
| 4 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 994 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 986 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 848 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 814 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 753 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 724 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 706 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 610 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 606 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 598 |
| 14 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 594 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 485 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 484 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 474 |
| 18 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 439 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 422 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 388 |
Records by month
What to put out in Leconfield
Seasonal bird notes for East Riding of Yorkshire
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 Leconfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Leconfield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Starling and Magpie, based on 27,273 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Leconfield?
174 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Leconfield?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in June. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.
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.