Birds of Kedington
What has actually been seen around Kedington: 117 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 117 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,734 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Bullfinch
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 62 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Kedington
117 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kedington (Suffolk) since 2010, across 2,734 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Bullfinch, Woodpigeon and Swift.
Kedington is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Bullfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 12.3 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.
Haverhill, 4 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (115 against 117). Birds logged far more often around Kedington than there include Meadow Pipit, Common Linnet, Common Reed Bunting and European Turtle Dove.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 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 Kedington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula | 92 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 90 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 80 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 78 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 71 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 69 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 64 |
| 8 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 62 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 58 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 58 |
| 11 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 56 |
| 12 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 55 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 54 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 51 |
| 15 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 51 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 50 |
| 17 | Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea | 49 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 48 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 48 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 47 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kedington
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 Kedington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kedington are Bullfinch, Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 2,734 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kedington?
117 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kedington?
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.