United Kingdom Ramsar wetland
Humber
256 bird species recorded; the most from September to October.
Haydn Blackey from Cardiff, Wales · CC BY-SA 2.0
This month here
96 species in January.97 species in February.94 species in March.145 species in April.157 species in May.113 species in June.106 species in July.152 species in August.208 species in September.206 species in October.125 species in November.89 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
256 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 256Speciesrecorded more than once
- 111Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 11ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 20,906Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 13Raptors
- 4Owls
- 36Waders
- 30Gulls & seabirds
- 29Ducks & geese
- 10Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 114Songbirds
- 19Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 256 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors13 species
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- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
Owls4 species
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- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders36 species
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- RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusNT
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Red KnotCalidris canutusNT
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian DotterelCharadrius morinellus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Purple SandpiperCalidris maritima
- American golden ploverPluvialis dominica
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- White-rumped SandpiperCalidris fuscicollisVU
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceusNT
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Great SnipeGallinago mediaNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Gulls & seabirds30 species
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- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Northern gannetMorus bassanus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Arctic SkuaStercorarius parasiticus
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Red-throated LoonGavia stellata
- Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaVU
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Common MurreUria aalge
- Great skuaStercorarius skua
- FulmarFulmarus glacialis
- Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Sooty shearwaterPuffinus griseus
- Pomarine SkuaStercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- RazorbillAlca torda
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Little AukAlle alle
- Leach's Storm PetrelOceanodroma leucorhoaVU
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Long-tailed SkuaStercorarius longicaudus
- Black-throated DiverGavia arctica
- Roseate TernSterna dougallii
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Ducks & geese29 species
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- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Brent GooseBranta bernicla
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Common ScoterMelanitta nigra
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus
- Common EiderSomateria mollissimaNT
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Velvet scoterMelanitta fuscaVU
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalisVU
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- American WigeonMareca americana
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostris
Herons, ibises & grebes10 species
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- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- ShagPhalacrocorax aristotelis
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Storks & cranes1 species
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- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Songbirds114 species
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- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great titParus major
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- European Rock PipitAnthus petrosus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Snow BuntingPlectrophenax nivalis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
- Shore LarkEremophila alpestris
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Pallas's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus proregulus
- Lapland LongspurCalcarius lapponicus
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Radde’s warblerPhylloscopus schwarzi
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Willow TitPoecile montanus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Rustic BuntingEmberiza rusticaNT
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Two-barred WarblerPhylloscopus plumbeitarsus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Red-eyed VireoVireo olivaceus
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Siberian AccentorPrunella montanella
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Common crossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Yellow-breasted BuntingEmberiza aureolaCR
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicolaVU
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Stejneger's StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
Other birds19 species
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- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaNT
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from September to October.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/3°60 mm
- Feb7°/2°52 mm
- Mar8°/3°50 mm
- Apr11°/5°42 mm
- May14°/8°53 mm
- Jun17°/11°69 mm
- Jul19°/13°65 mm
- Aug19°/13°68 mm
- Sep17°/11°49 mm
- Oct14°/9°72 mm
- Nov10°/6°69 mm
- Dec7°/4°64 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Humber.
Large tidal estuary in England
Humber is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in United Kingdom.
256 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 20,906 open records.
The most recorded are the Redshank, the Eurasian Oystercatcher and the Eurasian Curlew.
65 species come for the summer, 45 for the winter and 1 only pass through.
11 are threatened worldwide, including Grey Plover, Black-legged kittiwake and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded from September to October.
Get there and watch
- Cleethorpes Beach Parkcampsite · 5.9 km · 10 within 10 km
- Premier Inn Cleethorpesplace to stay · 6.9 km · 30 within 10 km
- Humberstonnearest town · 7.9 km in a straight line
- Humberside Airport (HUY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 29 km in a straight lineCar hire at LBA airport (Leeds, West Yorkshire)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1bird hides within 6 kmChalk Bank Hide
- 3marked trails within 4 kmEuropean long distance path E8 - part Netherlands, Greenwich Meridian Trail, King Charles III England Coast Path: Mablethorpe to Humber Bridge
- 10campsites within 10 kmCleethorpes Beach Park, Cleethorpes Pearl Holiday Park, Cleethorpes Showground Caravan Park (Camping) and 7 more
- 30places to stay within 10 kmPremier Inn Cleethorpes, The Kingsway Hotel, Kings Royal Hotel and 27 more
- observation towers within 6 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Humber.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmCovenham Reservoir1.1 km² · 12 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Humber
United Kingdom
- 88Birdyas Score
- 256Species
- 111Migrants
- 11Threatened
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 297Species
- 134Migrants
- 16Threatened
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- 90Birdyas Score
- 363Species
- 189Migrants
- 20Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q550995) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 20,906 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Islandyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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