Birds of Loddon
What has actually been seen around Loddon: 149 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 149 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,027 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 14 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Loddon
149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Loddon (Norfolk) since 2010, across 6,027 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Loddon is a garden-bird place: 64% 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.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 5.2 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.
Thurton, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (209 against 149). Birds logged far more often around Loddon than there include House Sparrow, Collared Dove and Tree Sparrow.
Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 39 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Loddon
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 442 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 278 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 263 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 198 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 178 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 175 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 170 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 164 |
| 9 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 156 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 153 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 145 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 137 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 137 |
| 14 | Great TitParus major | 137 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 125 |
| 16 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 122 |
| 17 | SwiftApus apus | 119 |
| 18 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 110 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 105 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 97 |
Records by month
What to put out in Loddon
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 Loddon?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Loddon are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Robin, based on 6,027 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Loddon?
149 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Loddon?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. 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.