Birds of Great Ellingham
What has actually been seen around Great Ellingham: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 41,100 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Great Ellingham
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Ellingham (Norfolk) since 2010, across 41,100 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Great Ellingham 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, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow 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 April and are lowest in December — about 2.3 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.
Attleborough, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (118 against 136). Birds logged far more often around Great Ellingham than there include Collared Dove, Starling, Greenfinch and House Sparrow.
Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 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 Great Ellingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 2,895 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,695 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,538 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,487 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,445 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,431 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,416 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,360 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 1,357 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,327 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,240 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,221 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,154 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 1,138 |
| 15 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 1,121 |
| 16 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 1,091 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,045 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,011 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 992 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 792 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Ellingham
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 Great Ellingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Ellingham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 41,100 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Ellingham?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Ellingham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. 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.