Birds of Tetney
What has actually been seen around Tetney: 143 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 143 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,266 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 7 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Tetney
143 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Tetney (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 4,266 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Tetney is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird 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 June and are lowest in March — about 6.9 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.
North Thoresby, 4 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (104 against 143). Birds logged far more often around Tetney than there include Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Common Redshank and Common Shelduck.
Daylight runs from 17 h 2 min at midsummer to 7 h 28 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Tetney
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 176 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 152 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 137 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 127 |
| 5 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 124 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 121 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 117 |
| 8 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 111 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 107 |
| 10 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 100 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 100 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 87 |
| 13 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 83 |
| 14 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 83 |
| 15 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 81 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 77 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 77 |
| 18 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 76 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 74 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 72 |
Records by month
What to put out in Tetney
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 Tetney?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Tetney are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Robin and Magpie, based on 4,266 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Tetney?
143 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Tetney?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.