Birds of Broughton
What has actually been seen around Broughton: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 130 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,724 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Broughton
130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Broughton (North Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 3,724 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Broughton is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 January and are lowest in September — about 8.7 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.
Scawby, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (135 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Broughton than there include Eurasian Coot and Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Broughton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 142 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 140 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 119 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 115 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 111 |
| 6 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 102 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 98 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 98 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 89 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 82 |
| 11 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 81 |
| 12 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 80 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 78 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 78 |
| 15 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 72 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 68 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 67 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 66 |
| 19 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 64 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 64 |
Records by month
What to put out in Broughton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for North 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 Broughton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Broughton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Chaffinch, based on 3,724 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Broughton?
130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Broughton?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. 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.