Birds of Crowle
What has actually been seen around Crowle: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,102 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 17.1 h / 7.5 h
What the records say about Crowle
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Crowle (North Lincolnshire) since 2010, across 2,102 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Common Buzzard.
The records split between garden birds (48%) and waterbirds (38%), so a feeder in Crowle sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Goldfinch, while Lesser Black-backed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 February — about 44.0 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.
Gunness, 7 km to the east, has more species on record (133 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Crowle than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.
Daylight runs from 17 h 4 min at midsummer to 7 h 27 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Crowle
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 362 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 52 |
| 3 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 49 |
| 4 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 47 |
| 5 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 41 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 39 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 38 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 37 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 37 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 36 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 35 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 33 |
| 13 | Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus | 31 |
| 14 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 31 |
| 15 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 31 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 31 |
| 17 | Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus | 30 |
| 18 | SwiftApus apus | 30 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 30 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 30 |
Records by month
What to put out in Crowle
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 Crowle?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Crowle are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Goldfinch, Magpie and Chaffinch, based on 2,102 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Crowle?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Crowle?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.