Birds of Billingborough
What has actually been seen around Billingborough: 78 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 78 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 546 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 11 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Billingborough
78 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Billingborough (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 546 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Common Pheasant.
Billingborough is a garden-bird place: 71% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Barn Owl. 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 June and are lowest in November — about 36.5 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.
Folkingham, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (95 against 78).
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Billingborough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 28 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 25 |
| 3 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 20 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 19 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 19 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 18 |
| 7 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 18 |
| 8 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 16 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 16 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 15 |
| 11 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 15 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 14 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 14 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 13 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 12 |
| 16 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 12 |
| 17 | Great TitParus major | 12 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 11 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 11 |
| 20 | Barn OwlTyto alba | 10 |
Records by month
What to put out in Billingborough
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Lincolnshire
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 Billingborough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Billingborough are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Rook, based on 546 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Billingborough?
78 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Billingborough?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.