Birds of Overstrand
What has actually been seen around Overstrand: 251 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 251 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 57,499 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Overstrand
251 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Overstrand (Norfolk) since 2010, across 57,499 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, European Herring Gull and Black-headed Gull.
Overstrand 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, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Goldfinch make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Common Buzzard 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 October and are lowest in December — about 3.8 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.
Cromer, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (267 against 251).
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 in mid-April and 4:28 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Overstrand
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,115 |
| 2 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 2,019 |
| 3 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,721 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,599 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,583 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,572 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,543 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 1,427 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,403 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,317 |
| 11 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,283 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,268 |
| 13 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,245 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,240 |
| 15 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 1,199 |
| 16 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 1,146 |
| 17 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 1,097 |
| 18 | Common GullLarus canus | 1,087 |
| 19 | Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus | 1,055 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,039 |
Records by month
What to put out in Overstrand
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 Overstrand?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Overstrand are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Goldfinch and Jackdaw, based on 57,499 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Overstrand?
251 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Overstrand?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:28.
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.