Birds of Lympne
What has actually been seen around Lympne: 168 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 168 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,578 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Mediterranean Gull
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 99 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Lympne
168 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Lympne (Kent) since 2010, across 7,578 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Mediterranean Gull, European Herring Gull and Carrion Crow.
Lympne is a garden-bird place: 64% 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 Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 January and are lowest in September — about 3.8 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.
Sellindge, 3 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (133 against 168). Birds logged far more often around Lympne than there include Ruddy Turnstone, Great Crested Grebe and Purple Sandpiper.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Lympne
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus | 766 |
| 2 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 348 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 298 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 282 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 274 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 274 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 260 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 258 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 216 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 186 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 173 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 170 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 161 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 153 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 151 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 148 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 122 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 118 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 117 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 114 |
Records by month
What to put out in Lympne
Seasonal bird notes for Kent
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 Lympne?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Lympne are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Jackdaw, based on 7,578 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Lympne?
168 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Lympne?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.