Birds of Leasingham
What has actually been seen around Leasingham: 121 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 121 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,228 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Leasingham
121 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Leasingham (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 10,228 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Goldfinch.
Leasingham 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, Goldfinch 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 April and are lowest in August — about 5.1 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.
Sleaford, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (108 against 121). Birds logged far more often around Leasingham than there include Coal Tit and Bullfinch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 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 Leasingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 485 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 461 |
| 3 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 428 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 410 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 396 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 378 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 333 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 333 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 314 |
| 10 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 303 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 281 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 280 |
| 13 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 279 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 267 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 261 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 260 |
| 17 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 245 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 227 |
| 19 | MagpiePica pica | 227 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 221 |
Records by month
What to put out in Leasingham
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Leasingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Leasingham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 10,228 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Leasingham?
121 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Leasingham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. 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.