Birds of Pulham St Mary

150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Pulham St Mary (Norfolk) since 2010, across 9,820 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Northern Lapwing.

Water shapes this list. 43% of records near Pulham St Mary are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Northern Lapwing and Mallard lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Woodpigeon is still the most logged garden bird.

14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite.

Records peak in April and are lowest in November — about 7.2 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.

Harleston, 4 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (150 against 150). Birds logged far more often around Pulham St Mary than there include Northern Lapwing, Common Snipe, Gadwall and Eurasian Teal.

Daylight runs from 16 h 49 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 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.

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

• Woodpigeon

  Seed mix

• Jackdaw

  Suet · Kitchen scraps

• Starling

  Suet · Mealworms

• Pied Wagtail

  Mealworms

• Blackbird

  Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms

• Blue Tit

  Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet

• Harleston4 km south-east · 150 species
• Dickleburgh5 km south-west · 151 species
• Long Stratton7 km north · 105 species
• Burston8 km west · 155 species
• Scole9 km south-west · 155 species
• Hempnall9 km north · 106 species