Birds of Little Walsingham
What has actually been seen around Little Walsingham: 135 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 135 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,782 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Little Walsingham
135 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Little Walsingham (Norfolk) since 2010, across 2,782 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
The records split between garden birds (57%) and waterbirds (16%), so a feeder in Little Walsingham sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin, while Black-headed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Barn 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 November — about 12.0 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.
Wells-next-the-Sea, 7 km to the north, has more species on record (287 against 135). Birds logged far more often around Little Walsingham than there include Swift, Collared Dove, Red-legged Partridge and Barn Owl.
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 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 Little Walsingham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 150 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 137 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 94 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 93 |
| 5 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 91 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 77 |
| 7 | SwiftApus apus | 77 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 77 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 75 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 67 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 64 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 57 |
| 13 | Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa | 56 |
| 14 | Barn OwlTyto alba | 54 |
| 15 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 54 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 53 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 53 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 48 |
| 19 | Great TitParus major | 47 |
| 20 | Gray PartridgePerdix perdix | 45 |
Records by month
What to put out in Little Walsingham
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 Little Walsingham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Little Walsingham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw and Chaffinch, based on 2,782 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Little Walsingham?
135 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Little Walsingham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. 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.