Birds of East Bridgford

153 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of East Bridgford (Nottinghamshire) since 2010, across 14,050 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Great Egret, Cattle Egret and Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Water shapes this list. 69% of records near East Bridgford are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — Great Egret, Cattle Egret and Lesser Black-backed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Blackbird is still the most logged garden bird.

14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.

Records peak in February and are lowest in June — about 2.3 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.

Bingham, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (108 against 153). Birds logged far more often around East Bridgford than there include Great Egret, Cattle Egret, Eurasian Wigeon and Bank Swallow.

Daylight runs from 16 h 56 min at midsummer to 7 h 34 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.

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

• Blackbird

  Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms

• Woodpigeon

  Seed mix

• Robin

  Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts

• Jackdaw

  Suet · Kitchen scraps

• Dunnock

  Sunflower hearts · Suet pellets · Crushed peanuts

• Pied Wagtail

  Mealworms

• Bingham3 km south · 108 species
• Lowdham5 km north-west · 166 species
• Burton Joyce5 km west · 178 species
• Aslockton6 km south-east · 89 species
• Radcliffe on Trent6 km south-west · 200 species
• Bleasby7 km north · 164 species