Birds of Folkingham
What has actually been seen around Folkingham: 95 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 95 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,949 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Folkingham
95 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Folkingham (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 1,949 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Common Buzzard and Carrion Crow.
Folkingham is a garden-bird place: 73% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Chaffinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 January and are lowest in March — about 7.3 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.
Billingborough, 4 km to the east, has fewer species on record (78 against 95). Birds logged far more often around Folkingham than there include Jay.
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 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 Folkingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 79 |
| 2 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 67 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 67 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 62 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 61 |
| 6 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 61 |
| 7 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 61 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 56 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 52 |
| 10 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 51 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 50 |
| 12 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 49 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 49 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 48 |
| 15 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 48 |
| 16 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 45 |
| 17 | SwiftApus apus | 44 |
| 18 | MagpiePica pica | 44 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 44 |
| 20 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 42 |
Records by month
What to put out in Folkingham
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 Folkingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Folkingham are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch and Jackdaw, based on 1,949 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Folkingham?
95 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Folkingham?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in March. 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.