Birds of Aylesbury
What has actually been seen around Aylesbury: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,618 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- September
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Aylesbury
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Aylesbury (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 9,618 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Aylesbury is a garden-bird place: 69% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, 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 September and are lowest in December — about 3.8 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.
Stone, 4 km to the west, has fewer species on record (134 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Aylesbury than there include Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Aylesbury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 988 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 830 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 622 |
| 4 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 534 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 459 |
| 6 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 423 |
| 7 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 307 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 236 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 235 |
| 10 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 230 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 220 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 213 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 205 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 204 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 178 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 170 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 142 |
| 18 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 129 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 126 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 122 |
Records by month
What to put out in Aylesbury
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Buckinghamshire
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 Aylesbury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Aylesbury are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Starling, based on 9,618 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Aylesbury?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Aylesbury?
Observation records peak in September and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.