Birds of Cropwell Bishop
What has actually been seen around Cropwell Bishop: 104 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 104 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,527 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 39 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.9 h / 7.6 h
What the records say about Cropwell Bishop
104 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cropwell Bishop (Nottinghamshire) since 2010, across 1,527 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Swift and Woodpigeon.
Cropwell Bishop 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 Eurasian Skylark make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Red Kite. 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 8.2 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.
Cotgrave, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (163 against 104). Birds logged far more often around Cropwell Bishop than there include Lesser Black-backed Gull, Swift, Eurasian Skylark and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 55 min at midsummer to 7 h 35 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cropwell Bishop
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 122 |
| 2 | SwiftApus apus | 88 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 77 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 65 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 60 |
| 6 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 54 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 53 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 48 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 45 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 43 |
| 11 | MagpiePica pica | 41 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 39 |
| 13 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 34 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 33 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 32 |
| 16 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 32 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 28 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 28 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 28 |
| 20 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 23 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cropwell Bishop
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Nottinghamshire
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 Cropwell Bishop?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cropwell Bishop are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Eurasian Skylark and Goldfinch, based on 1,527 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cropwell Bishop?
104 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cropwell Bishop?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.