Birds of Chalfont St Giles
What has actually been seen around Chalfont St Giles: 166 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 166 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 67,136 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Magpie
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 75 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Chalfont St Giles
166 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chalfont St Giles (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 67,136 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Magpie, Woodpigeon and Jackdaw.
Chalfont St Giles is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in June — about 2.1 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.
Little Chalfont, 4 km to the north, has fewer species on record (139 against 166). Birds logged far more often around Chalfont St Giles than there include Graylag Goose, Eurasian Teal, Egyptian Goose and Northern Shoveler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 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 Chalfont St Giles
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MagpiePica pica | 2,571 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,560 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 2,496 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,400 |
| 5 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 2,377 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,054 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,043 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,900 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,776 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,543 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,527 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 1,472 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,444 |
| 14 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 1,390 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,315 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,309 |
| 17 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,301 |
| 18 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,272 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,139 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,131 |
Records by month
What to put out in Chalfont St Giles
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 Chalfont St Giles?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chalfont St Giles are Magpie, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 67,136 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Chalfont St Giles?
166 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Chalfont St Giles?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in June. 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.