Birds of Donington
What has actually been seen around Donington: 88 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 88 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,065 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Donington
88 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Donington (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 1,065 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Rook and Carrion Crow.
Donington is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Rook, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Red Kite.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 35.0 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.
Gosberton, 5 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (66 against 88). Birds logged far more often around Donington than there include Eurasian Skylark, Yellowhammer, Common Reed Bunting and Stock Dove.
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 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Donington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 45 |
| 2 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 35 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 35 |
| 4 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 33 |
| 5 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 32 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 31 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 8 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 30 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 28 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 28 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 27 |
| 12 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 24 |
| 13 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 24 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 24 |
| 15 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 23 |
| 16 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 23 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 21 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 21 |
| 19 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 20 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 20 |
Records by month
What to put out in Donington
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 Donington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Donington are Woodpigeon, Rook, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Wren, based on 1,065 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Donington?
88 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Donington?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.
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.