Birds of Swineshead
What has actually been seen around Swineshead: 86 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 86 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 759 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Swineshead
86 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Swineshead (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 759 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Rook and Blackbird.
Swineshead is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard and Barn Owl. 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 June and are lowest in November — about 25.2 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.
Donington, 6 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (88 against 86).
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 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 Swineshead
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 47 |
| 2 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 36 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 30 |
| 4 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 25 |
| 5 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 23 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 22 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 20 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 20 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 20 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 20 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 20 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 20 |
| 13 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 18 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 18 |
| 15 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 18 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 18 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 18 |
| 18 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 17 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 17 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 15 |
Records by month
What to put out in Swineshead
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 Swineshead?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Swineshead are Woodpigeon, Rook, Blackbird, Starling and Jackdaw, based on 759 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Swineshead?
86 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Swineshead?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in November. 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.