Birds of Brill
What has actually been seen around Brill: 128 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 128 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,570 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- November
- Elevation
- 166 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Brill
128 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brill (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 5,570 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Red Kite.
Brill is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in November and are lowest in July — about 3.1 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.
Long Crendon, 6 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (127 against 128). Birds logged far more often around Brill than there include Nuthatch, Gadwall, Tufted Duck and Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:09 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Brill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 555 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 201 |
| 3 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 198 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 183 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 181 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 181 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 177 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 165 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 158 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 157 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 138 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 108 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 108 |
| 14 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 105 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 104 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 103 |
| 17 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 101 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 93 |
| 19 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 86 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 84 |
Records by month
What to put out in Brill
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 Brill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brill are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 5,570 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Brill?
128 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Brill?
Observation records peak in November and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.