Birds of Great Horwood
What has actually been seen around Great Horwood: 92 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 92 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,075 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- December
- Elevation
- 124 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Horwood
92 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Horwood (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 5,075 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Great Horwood 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, Robin, Jackdaw and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 December and are lowest in April — about 4.7 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.
Winslow, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (83 against 92).
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Horwood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,065 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 353 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 305 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 269 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 262 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 194 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 181 |
| 8 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 180 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 166 |
| 10 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 134 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 118 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 106 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 106 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 105 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 104 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 100 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 96 |
| 18 | RedwingTurdus iliacus | 74 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 69 |
| 20 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 69 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Horwood
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 Great Horwood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Horwood are Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 5,075 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Horwood?
92 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Horwood?
Observation records peak in December and are lowest in April. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.