Birds of Wainfleet All Saints
What has actually been seen around Wainfleet All Saints: 112 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 112 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 666 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Wainfleet All Saints
112 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wainfleet All Saints (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 666 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
The records split between garden birds (50%) and waterbirds (36%), so a feeder in Wainfleet All Saints sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin, while Mallard and others turn up on nearby water.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 48.7 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.
Burgh le Marsh, 6 km to the north, has more species on record (140 against 112).
Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wainfleet All Saints
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 28 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 24 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 24 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 23 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 21 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 18 |
| 7 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 16 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 15 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 15 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 14 |
| 11 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 13 |
| 12 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 13 |
| 13 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 12 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 12 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 11 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 11 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 11 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 11 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 10 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 10 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wainfleet All Saints
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 Wainfleet All Saints?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wainfleet All Saints are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Chaffinch, based on 666 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wainfleet All Saints?
112 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wainfleet All Saints?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:31.
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.