Birds of Washingborough
What has actually been seen around Washingborough: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,689 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Washingborough
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Washingborough (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 4,689 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Rock Pigeon.
Washingborough is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Pigeon and Magpie 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 Peregrine Falcon. 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 3.6 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.
Branston, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (119 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Washingborough than there include Rock Pigeon, Canada Goose 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 Washingborough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 260 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 223 |
| 3 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 223 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 169 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 167 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 162 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 162 |
| 8 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 141 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 141 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 140 |
| 11 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 139 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 136 |
| 13 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 129 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 127 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 102 |
| 16 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 100 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 94 |
| 18 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 92 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 91 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 82 |
Records by month
What to put out in Washingborough
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 Washingborough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Washingborough are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Rock Pigeon, Magpie and Robin, based on 4,689 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Washingborough?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Washingborough?
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.