Birds of Beetley
What has actually been seen around Beetley: 155 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 155 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 72,396 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Beetley
155 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Beetley (Norfolk) since 2010, across 72,396 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Beetley is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 March and are lowest in September — about 1.5 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 Elmham, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (156 against 155). Birds logged far more often around Beetley than there include Collared Dove and House Sparrow.
Daylight runs from 16 h 53 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Beetley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,939 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,826 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,784 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,726 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 2,579 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,538 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 2,461 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,402 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,321 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 2,311 |
| 11 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 1,879 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,873 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,777 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,747 |
| 15 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 1,647 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,563 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 1,437 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,437 |
| 19 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 1,420 |
| 20 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,397 |
Records by month
What to put out in Beetley
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 Beetley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Beetley are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Magpie, based on 72,396 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Beetley?
155 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Beetley?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. 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.