Birds of Colkirk
What has actually been seen around Colkirk: 210 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 210 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 51,016 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 81 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Colkirk
210 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Colkirk (Norfolk) since 2010, across 51,016 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
Colkirk is a garden-bird place: 63% 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 Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel. 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 September — about 4.2 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.
Fakenham, 3 km to the north, has fewer species on record (204 against 210).
Daylight runs from 16 h 54 min at midsummer to 7 h 36 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 Colkirk
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,668 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,622 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,608 |
| 4 | Great TitParus major | 1,441 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,415 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,367 |
| 7 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,201 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,187 |
| 9 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 1,170 |
| 10 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,137 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,121 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,116 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,087 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 1,073 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,002 |
| 16 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 992 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 912 |
| 18 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 860 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 860 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 829 |
Records by month
What to put out in Colkirk
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 Colkirk?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Colkirk are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit and Robin, based on 51,016 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Colkirk?
210 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Colkirk?
Observation records peak in May 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.