Lincolnshire · 53.02°N

Birds of Caythorpe

What has actually been seen around Caythorpe: 110 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 110 within 5 km
Observation records: 4,842 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: March
Elevation: 55 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Caythorpe

110 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Caythorpe (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 4,842 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Blackbird.

Caythorpe is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 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 March and are lowest in September — about 9.6 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.

Ancaster, 6 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (93 against 110). Birds logged far more often around Caythorpe than there include House Sparrow, Rock Pigeon, Grey Wagtail and Eurasian Coot.

Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Caythorpe

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	197
2	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	195
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	182
4	House SparrowPasser domesticus	170
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	165
6	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	158
7	JackdawColoeus monedula	156
8	RookCorvus frugilegus	154
9	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	147
10	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	145
11	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	137
12	Great TitParus major	120
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	116
14	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	116
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	114
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	109
17	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	106
18	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	105
19	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	105
20	MagpiePica pica	92

Records by month

What to put out in Caythorpe

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps

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 Caythorpe?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Caythorpe are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, House Sparrow, Robin and Chaffinch, based on 4,842 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Caythorpe?

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

When is the best month for birds in Caythorpe?

Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.

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.