Lincolnshire · 53.08°N

Birds of Welbourn

What has actually been seen around Welbourn: 109 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 109 within 5 km
Observation records: 6,640 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Busiest month: April
Elevation: 36 m
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.6 h

What the records say about Welbourn

109 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Welbourn (Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 6,640 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.

Welbourn is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw 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 Red Kite. 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 April and are lowest in June — about 8.8 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.

Navenby, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (79 against 109). Birds logged far more often around Welbourn than there include Jackdaw, Rook, Collared Dove and Long-tailed Tit.

Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Welbourn

#	Bird	Records
1	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	1,429
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	215
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	204
4	JackdawColoeus monedula	184
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	182
6	House SparrowPasser domesticus	182
7	RookCorvus frugilegus	179
8	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	172
9	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	165
10	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	157
11	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	147
12	Great TitParus major	138
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	134
14	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	133
15	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	130
16	DunnockPrunella modularis	127
17	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	119
18	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	112
19	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	109
20	MagpiePica pica	106

Records by month

What to put out in Welbourn

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Chaffinch
Sunflower hearts · Seed mix

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 Welbourn?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Welbourn are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Robin and House Sparrow, based on 6,640 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Welbourn?

109 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Welbourn?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in June. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.

Sources

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.