Nottinghamshire · 53.10°N

Birds of Farnsfield

What has actually been seen around Farnsfield: 86 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 86 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,405 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: August
Elevation: 58 m
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Farnsfield

86 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Farnsfield (Nottinghamshire) since 2010, across 3,405 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.

Farnsfield is a garden-bird place: 89% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Carrion Crow 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 August and are lowest in January — about 90.1 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.

Bilsthorpe, 4 km to the north, has more species on record (137 against 86). Birds logged far more often around Farnsfield than there include Red-legged Partridge.

Daylight runs from 16 h 57 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Farnsfield

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	995
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	459
3	MagpiePica pica	402
4	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	232
5	JackdawColoeus monedula	180
6	RobinErithacus rubecula	141
7	RookCorvus frugilegus	109
8	Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus	74
9	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	73
10	DunnockPrunella modularis	69
11	House SparrowPasser domesticus	67
12	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	42
13	SwiftApus apus	41
14	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	31
15	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	31
16	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	30
17	Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa	24
18	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	23
19	Great TitParus major	23
20	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	19

Records by month

What to put out in Farnsfield

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Dunnock
Sunflower hearts · Suet pellets · Crushed peanuts
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Farnsfield?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Farnsfield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 3,405 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Farnsfield?

86 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Farnsfield?

Observation records peak in August and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.

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.