Leicestershire · 52.84°N

Birds of Long Clawson

What has actually been seen around Long Clawson: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 133 within 5 km
Observation records: 7,888 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 75 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Long Clawson

133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Long Clawson (Leicestershire) since 2010, across 7,888 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite and Goldfinch.

Long Clawson 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. Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon and Great Spotted Woodpecker make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 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 April and are lowest in October — about 3.0 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.

Harby, 5 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (122 against 133). Birds logged far more often around Long Clawson than there include Peregrine Falcon, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon and Common Pochard.

Daylight runs from 16 h 54 min at midsummer to 7 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Long Clawson

#	Bird	Records
1	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	260
2	Red KiteMilvus milvus	238
3	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	225
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	213
5	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	209
6	Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major	206
7	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	199
8	Great TitParus major	187
9	RobinErithacus rubecula	184
10	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	181
11	SwiftApus apus	177
12	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	176
13	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	166
14	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	164
15	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	164
16	House SparrowPasser domesticus	160
17	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	153
18	Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus	151
19	DunnockPrunella modularis	146
20	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	145

Records by month

What to put out in Long Clawson

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

Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Peanuts · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · Suet
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts

Seasonal bird notes for Leicestershire

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 Long Clawson?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Long Clawson are Goldfinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Great Spotted Woodpecker and Great Tit, based on 7,888 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Long Clawson?

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

When is the best month for birds in Long Clawson?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. 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.