Birds of Cawston
What has actually been seen around Cawston: 119 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 119 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,608 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 45 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Cawston
119 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cawston (Norfolk) since 2010, across 11,608 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Cawston is a garden-bird place: 81% 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 Jackdaw 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 Tawny Owl. 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 August — about 3.1 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.
Reepham, 4 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (117 against 119). Birds logged far more often around Cawston than there include European Stonechat, Woodlark and European Nightjar.
Daylight runs from 16 h 53 min at midsummer to 7 h 36 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cawston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 715 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 598 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 576 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 504 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 486 |
| 6 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 416 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 397 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 362 |
| 9 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 317 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 307 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 289 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 277 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 266 |
| 14 | MagpiePica pica | 265 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 264 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 252 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 218 |
| 18 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 218 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 217 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 217 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cawston
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 Cawston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cawston are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Robin, based on 11,608 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cawston?
119 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cawston?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.
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.