North East Lincolnshire · 53.61°N

Birds of Immingham

What has actually been seen around Immingham: 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: 3,564 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: May
Elevation: 6 m
Daylight, June / December: 17.1 h / 7.4 h

What the records say about Immingham

149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Immingham (North East Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 3,564 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Swift and Blackbird.

The records split between garden birds (55%) and waterbirds (33%), so a feeder in Immingham sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie, while European Herring Gull and others turn up on nearby water.

11 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 May and are lowest in November — about 6.8 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.

Habrough, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (121 against 149). Birds logged far more often around Immingham than there include Eurasian Teal, Common Redshank, Eurasian Curlew and Dunlin.

Daylight runs from 17 h 4 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:30 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Immingham

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	181
2	SwiftApus apus	103
3	BlackbirdTurdus merula	97
4	MagpiePica pica	92
5	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	89
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	81
7	DunnockPrunella modularis	79
8	Barn SwallowHirundo rustica	74
9	House SparrowPasser domesticus	69
10	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	69
11	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	68
12	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	66
13	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	65
14	Eurasian TealAnas crecca	63
15	Common RedshankTringa totanus	59
16	Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata	59
17	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	59
18	Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus	53
19	JackdawColoeus monedula	52
20	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	51

Records by month

What to put out in Immingham

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Dunnock
Sunflower hearts · Suet pellets · Crushed peanuts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet

Seasonal bird notes for North East Lincolnshire

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 Immingham?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Immingham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 3,564 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Immingham?

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 Immingham?

Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:30.

Sources

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.