East Riding of Yorkshire · 53.69°N

Birds of Swinefleet

What has actually been seen around Swinefleet: 146 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 146 within 5 km
Observation records: 6,156 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Blackbird
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 5 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.4 h

What the records say about Swinefleet

146 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Swinefleet (East Riding of Yorkshire) since 2010, across 6,156 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blackbird, Woodpigeon and House Sparrow.

Swinefleet is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 May and are lowest in February — about 5.6 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.

Goole, 3 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (144 against 146).

Daylight runs from 17 h 5 min at midsummer to 7 h 26 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Swinefleet

#	Bird	Records
1	BlackbirdTurdus merula	386
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	353
3	House SparrowPasser domesticus	337
4	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	210
5	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	181
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	160
7	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	158
8	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	154
9	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	153
10	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	146
11	Great TitParus major	138
12	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	136
13	MagpiePica pica	122
14	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	117
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	109
16	Common GullLarus canus	108
17	Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo	102
18	SwiftApus apus	100
19	Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus	98
20	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	93

Records by month

What to put out in Swinefleet

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

Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Starling
Suet · Mealworms

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 Swinefleet?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Swinefleet are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Goldfinch and Robin, based on 6,156 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Swinefleet?

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

When is the best month for birds in Swinefleet?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.

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.