Lincolnshire · 53.58°N

Birds of Keelby

What has actually been seen around Keelby: 105 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 105 within 5 km
Observation records: 2,125 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 20 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Keelby

105 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Keelby (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 2,125 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Swift.

Keelby 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, Blackbird, Robin and Dunnock make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 May and are lowest in December — about 524.0 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.

Habrough, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (121 against 105).

Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Keelby

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	236
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	119
3	SwiftApus apus	97
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	83
5	DunnockPrunella modularis	82
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	76
7	MagpiePica pica	66
8	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	66
9	JackdawColoeus monedula	61
10	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	60
11	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	58
12	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	53
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	45
14	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	42
15	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	42
16	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	39
17	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	38
18	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	35
19	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	33
20	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	33

Records by month

What to put out in Keelby

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
Dunnock
Sunflower hearts · Suet pellets · Crushed peanuts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
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 Keelby?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Keelby are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock and House Sparrow, based on 2,125 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Keelby?

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

When is the best month for birds in Keelby?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.

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.