Birds of Roughton
What has actually been seen around Roughton: 253 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 253 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 49,320 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Roughton
253 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Roughton (Norfolk) since 2010, across 49,320 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Roughton is a garden-bird place: 66% 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 Jackdaw 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 October and are lowest in July — about 3.7 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.
Overstrand, 5 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (251 against 253). Birds logged far more often around Roughton than there include Mute Swan.
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 Roughton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,737 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,491 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,416 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,410 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 1,361 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,358 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,343 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,328 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,248 |
| 10 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,240 |
| 11 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,219 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,207 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,201 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,043 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 993 |
| 16 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 981 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 888 |
| 18 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 882 |
| 19 | Common GullLarus canus | 874 |
| 20 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 840 |
Records by month
What to put out in Roughton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Roughton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Roughton are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Jackdaw and Magpie, based on 49,320 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Roughton?
253 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Roughton?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in July. 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.