Birds of Market Rasen
What has actually been seen around Market Rasen: 80 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 80 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,003 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Market Rasen
80 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Market Rasen (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 1,003 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Market Rasen is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 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 May and are lowest in September — about 6.4 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.
Glentham, 11 km to the west, has more species on record (103 against 80). Birds logged far more often around Market Rasen than there include Blackbird, Robin, Goldcrest and Coal Tit.
Daylight runs from 17 h 1 min at midsummer to 7 h 30 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Market Rasen
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 69 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 62 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 57 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 46 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 41 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 35 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 32 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 28 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 28 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 28 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 26 |
| 13 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 24 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 21 |
| 15 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 21 |
| 16 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 20 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 20 |
| 18 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 19 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 19 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 19 |
Records by month
What to put out in Market Rasen
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 Market Rasen?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Market Rasen are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 1,003 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Market Rasen?
80 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Market Rasen?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.