Birds of Exning
What has actually been seen around Exning: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,407 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Exning
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Exning (Suffolk) since 2010, across 10,407 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Exning is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Tawny Owl. 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 9.9 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.
Newmarket, 3 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (112 against 136). Birds logged far more often around Exning than there include Eurasian Woodcock, Common Reed Bunting, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier and Eurasian Reed Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Exning
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,318 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 592 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 483 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 435 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 384 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 361 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 328 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 297 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 295 |
| 10 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 270 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 260 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 230 |
| 13 | SwiftApus apus | 223 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 211 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 192 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 190 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 186 |
| 18 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 182 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 176 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 165 |
Records by month
What to put out in Exning
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Suffolk
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 Exning?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Exning are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Jackdaw, based on 10,407 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Exning?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Exning?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.