Birds of Acle
What has actually been seen around Acle: 178 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 178 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 21,850 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Acle
178 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Acle (Norfolk) since 2010, across 21,850 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Acle is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 January and are lowest in December — about 5.4 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.
Lingwood, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (229 against 178). Birds logged far more often around Acle than there include Greenfinch and House Sparrow.
Daylight runs from 16 h 52 min at midsummer to 7 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:57 in mid-April and 4:29 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Acle
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 837 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 708 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 690 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 687 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 664 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 548 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 544 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 534 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 516 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 499 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 484 |
| 12 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 448 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 433 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 432 |
| 15 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 406 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 404 |
| 17 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 396 |
| 18 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 394 |
| 19 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 378 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 377 |
Records by month
What to put out in Acle
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Norfolk
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 Acle?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Acle are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Jackdaw and Robin, based on 21,850 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Acle?
178 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Acle?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:29.
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.