Birds of Newmarket
What has actually been seen around Newmarket: 112 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 112 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,597 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- September
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Newmarket
112 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Newmarket (Suffolk) since 2010, across 5,597 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Rook.
Newmarket is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Rook, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 September and are lowest in November — about 9.7 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.
Exning, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (136 against 112).
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 Newmarket
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,582 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 293 |
| 3 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 204 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 197 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 190 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 189 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 189 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 188 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 147 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 137 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 114 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 108 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 105 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 85 |
| 15 | SwiftApus apus | 80 |
| 16 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 76 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 71 |
| 18 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 71 |
| 19 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 68 |
| 20 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 67 |
Records by month
What to put out in Newmarket
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 Newmarket?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Newmarket are Woodpigeon, Rook, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 5,597 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Newmarket?
112 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Newmarket?
Observation records peak in September 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.