Birds of Wimborne Minster
What has actually been seen around Wimborne Minster: 200 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 200 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 51,895 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 47 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Wimborne Minster
200 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wimborne Minster (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council) since 2010, across 51,895 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Wimborne Minster is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 2.5 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.
Broadstone, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (226 against 200). Birds logged far more often around Wimborne Minster than there include Great Crested Grebe, Eurasian Coot, Common Pochard and Green Woodpecker.
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:15 in mid-April and 4:53 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wimborne Minster
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,448 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,155 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,964 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,770 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,648 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,482 |
| 7 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,427 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,335 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 1,305 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,205 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,086 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,016 |
| 13 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 1,015 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 959 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 908 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 891 |
| 17 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 870 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 860 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 847 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 836 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wimborne Minster
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
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 Wimborne Minster?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wimborne Minster are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Magpie and Carrion Crow, based on 51,895 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wimborne Minster?
200 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wimborne Minster?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:53.
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.