Birds of Kesgrave
What has actually been seen around Kesgrave: 184 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 184 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 25,926 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Blue Tit
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Kesgrave
184 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Kesgrave (Suffolk) since 2010, across 25,926 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Blue Tit, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Kesgrave is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Common Buzzard 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 April and are lowest in October — about 3.7 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.
Bucklesham, 4 km to the south-east, has more species on record (225 against 184). Birds logged far more often around Kesgrave than there include Waxwing and Coal Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Kesgrave
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,182 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,125 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,123 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,068 |
| 5 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,032 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 895 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 869 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 863 |
| 9 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 781 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 778 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 723 |
| 12 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 693 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 671 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 653 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 607 |
| 16 | SwiftApus apus | 579 |
| 17 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 522 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 507 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 506 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 441 |
Records by month
What to put out in Kesgrave
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 Kesgrave?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Kesgrave are Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Goldfinch, based on 25,926 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Kesgrave?
184 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Kesgrave?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.
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.