Birds of Carbrooke
What has actually been seen around Carbrooke: 126 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 126 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,156 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 49 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Carbrooke
126 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Carbrooke (Norfolk) since 2010, across 10,156 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Carbrooke is a garden-bird place: 83% 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.
13 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 January and are lowest in September — about 13.0 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.
Watton, 3 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (121 against 126). Birds logged far more often around Carbrooke than there include Rock Pigeon.
Daylight runs from 16 h 51 min at midsummer to 7 h 38 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Carbrooke
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 594 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 578 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 562 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 503 |
| 5 | Great TitParus major | 493 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 432 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 410 |
| 8 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 353 |
| 9 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 352 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 341 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 323 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 272 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 264 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 263 |
| 15 | MagpiePica pica | 261 |
| 16 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 252 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 243 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 215 |
| 19 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 193 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 191 |
Records by month
What to put out in Carbrooke
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 Carbrooke?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Carbrooke are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Great Tit, based on 10,156 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Carbrooke?
126 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Carbrooke?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.