Lincolnshire · 53.30°N

Birds of Dunholme

What has actually been seen around Dunholme: 90 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 90 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,431 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: December
Elevation: 16 m
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Dunholme

90 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Dunholme (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 1,431 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Swift.

Dunholme is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

8 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 December and are lowest in October — about 8.3 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.

Nettleham, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (123 against 90).

Daylight runs from 16 h 60 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Dunholme

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	96
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	79
3	SwiftApus apus	73
4	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	70
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	68
6	MagpiePica pica	64
7	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	60
8	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	57
9	House SparrowPasser domesticus	45
10	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	44
11	Great TitParus major	42
12	Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis	33
13	RookCorvus frugilegus	32
14	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	32
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	32
16	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	31
17	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	30
18	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	29
19	JackdawColoeus monedula	28
20	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	24

Records by month

What to put out in Dunholme

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Dunholme?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Dunholme are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow, Robin and Magpie, based on 1,431 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Dunholme?

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

When is the best month for birds in Dunholme?

Observation records peak in December and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.

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.