Birds of North Elmham
What has actually been seen around North Elmham: 156 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 156 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 17,124 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 29 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about North Elmham
156 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of North Elmham (Norfolk) since 2010, across 17,124 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Blackbird.
North Elmham is a garden-bird place: 62% 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 Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 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 August — about 1.9 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.
Beetley, 4 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (155 against 156). Birds logged far more often around North Elmham than there include Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush, Great Crested Grebe and Marsh Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 53 min at midsummer to 7 h 37 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near North Elmham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 484 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 437 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 437 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 424 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 418 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 416 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 407 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 389 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 379 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 371 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 360 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 360 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 350 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 349 |
| 15 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 332 |
| 16 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 324 |
| 17 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 319 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 310 |
| 19 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 307 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 302 |
Records by month
What to put out in North Elmham
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 North Elmham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of North Elmham are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin and Wren, based on 17,124 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near North Elmham?
156 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in North Elmham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in August. 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.