Skip to content
birdfact
Identify
Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Lincolnshire

Our list for Lincolnshire has 229 bird species recorded regularly there: 102 residents, 42 summer visitors, 39 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors

The list comes from 684,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
229
In October
170
Common
102
Busiest month
May

What's special about Lincolnshire

vs England

The birds recorded far more often here than across England, as a share of all bird records. These are the ones Lincolnshire is worth visiting for.

  1. Little StintLittle Stint7.2×Passage migrant · 0.19% of records here, 0.03% across England
  2. Curlew SandpiperCurlew Sandpiper6.3×Summer visitor · 0.18% of records here, 0.03% across England
  3. Whooper SwanWhooper Swan5.2×Resident · 0.35% of records here, 0.07% across England
  4. Spotted RedshankSpotted Redshank4.6×Summer visitor · 0.24% of records here, 0.05% across England
  5. Eurasian SpoonbillEurasian Spoonbill4.0×Summer visitor · 0.32% of records here, 0.08% across England
  6. RuffRuff4.0×Summer visitor · 0.49% of records here, 0.12% across England
  7. Wood SandpiperWood Sandpiper3.8×Summer visitor · 0.10% of records here, 0.03% across England
  8. Yellow WagtailYellow Wagtail3.0×Summer visitor · 0.43% of records here, 0.14% across England

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. WoodpigeonWoodpigeon2.64%
  2. Carrion CrowCarrion Crow2.40%
  3. European RobinEuropean Robin2.27%
  4. MagpieMagpie2.20%
  5. Black-headed GullBlack-headed Gull2.07%
  6. European GoldfinchEuropean Goldfinch2.05%

Arriving now

  1. RedwingRedwingWinter visitorSep 0.07% → Oct 0.94%
  2. FieldfareFieldfareWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.40%
  3. Common RedpollCommon RedpollWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.20%
  4. GoldeneyeGoldeneyeWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.11%
  5. Common MerganserCommon MerganserWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.07%
  6. Jack SnipeJack SnipeWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.07%

Share of all bird records in Lincolnshire in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

Near you this week

The birds most likely around your town or postcode right now, from the same records, for a square about 9 km across.

The bird calendar for Lincolnshire

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Lincolnshire

Records by month
Bird records in Lincolnshire by month, 2019–2024
January56,701
February44,507
March54,817
April75,244
May79,922
June48,290
July51,936
August65,868
September54,805
October62,504
November46,028
December43,137

May has the most records (80,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 34
All 34 families in Lincolnshire

How common

More of England

All of England

All 229 birds, A to Z

Show all 229 birds

Questions

4

What birds is Lincolnshire known for?

Compared with the rest of England, Lincolnshire stands out for Little Stint, Curlew Sandpiper, Whooper Swan and Spotted Redshank. Each is recorded at least 4.6 times as often here as across England, as a share of all bird records (2019–2024).

How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Lincolnshire?

229 species, each recorded regularly in Lincolnshire (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 102 residents, 42 summer visitors, 39 winter visitors, 35 passage migrants and 11 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Lincolnshire, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Lincolnshire in October?

170 species on our list for Lincolnshire are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, European Robin, Magpie and Black-headed Gull.

What are the most common birds in Lincolnshire?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Lincolnshire are Blackbird, Woodpigeon, European Robin, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

Download citations (7)