Nottinghamshire · 53.12°N

Birds of Rainworth

What has actually been seen around Rainworth: 101 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 101 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,808 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: August
Elevation: 99 m
Daylight, June / December: 17 h / 7.5 h

What the records say about Rainworth

101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Rainworth (Nottinghamshire) since 2010, across 1,808 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.

Rainworth is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Kestrel. 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 November — about 4.0 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.

Ravenshead, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (147 against 101). Birds logged far more often around Rainworth than there include House Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 16 h 58 min at midsummer to 7 h 33 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 Rainworth

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	104
2	BlackbirdTurdus merula	101
3	RobinErithacus rubecula	99
4	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	84
5	MagpiePica pica	76
6	SwiftApus apus	70
7	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	69
8	House SparrowPasser domesticus	62
9	Great TitParus major	62
10	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	50
11	JackdawColoeus monedula	45
12	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	39
13	DunnockPrunella modularis	38
14	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	38
15	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	37
16	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	37
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	36
18	Coal TitPeriparus ater	34
19	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	31
20	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	30

Records by month

What to put out in Rainworth

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Great Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts · 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 Rainworth?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Rainworth are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 1,808 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Rainworth?

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

When is the best month for birds in Rainworth?

Observation records peak in August and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.

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.