Lincolnshire · 52.75°N

Birds of Moulton Chapel

What has actually been seen around Moulton Chapel: 154 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 154 within 5 km
Observation records: 6,183 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Gray Heron
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 5 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.9 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Moulton Chapel

154 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Moulton Chapel (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 6,183 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Gray Heron, Mallard and Woodpigeon.

Water shapes this list. 54% of records near Moulton Chapel are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Gray Heron, Mallard and Black-headed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Woodpigeon is still the most logged garden bird.

13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.

Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 31.1 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.

Cowbit, 3 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (156 against 154).

Daylight runs from 16 h 53 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Moulton Chapel

#	Bird	Records
1	Gray HeronArdea cinerea	145
2	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	142
3	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	133
4	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	130
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	122
6	Little EgretEgretta garzetta	117
7	Common RedshankTringa totanus	116
8	Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus	114
9	DunlinCalidris alpina	111
10	Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo	111
11	Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna	111
12	Mute SwanCygnus olor	110
13	Tufted DuckAythya fuligula	108
14	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	108
15	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	106
16	Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta	101
17	Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus	100
18	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	98
19	Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata	95
20	GadwallMareca strepera	92

Records by month

What to put out in Moulton Chapel

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Collared Dove
Seed mix
Pied Wagtail
Mealworms
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Starling
Suet · Mealworms
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 Moulton Chapel?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Moulton Chapel are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rook, Eurasian Skylark and Collared Dove, based on 6,183 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Moulton Chapel?

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

When is the best month for birds in Moulton Chapel?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.

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.