Birds of Nettleham
What has actually been seen around Nettleham: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,437 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 27 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Nettleham
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Nettleham (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 4,437 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Nettleham is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 November — about 4.9 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.
Dunholme, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (90 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Nettleham than there include Rock Pigeon and Peregrine Falcon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 59 min at midsummer to 7 h 31 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Nettleham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 269 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 261 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 193 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 188 |
| 5 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 183 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 179 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 177 |
| 8 | SwiftApus apus | 175 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 153 |
| 10 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 145 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 133 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 125 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 103 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 97 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 96 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 94 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 89 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 89 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 81 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 76 |
Records by month
What to put out in Nettleham
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 Nettleham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Nettleham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Magpie and Goldfinch, based on 4,437 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Nettleham?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Nettleham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.
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.