Birds of Great Missenden
What has actually been seen around Great Missenden: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 111 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,194 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 132 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Great Missenden
111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Missenden (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 10,194 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Red Kite and Robin.
Great Missenden is a garden-bird place: 68% 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.
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 March and are lowest in September — about 3.0 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.
Hyde Heath, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (123 against 111). Birds logged far more often around Great Missenden than there include Marsh Tit.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 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 Great Missenden
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 658 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 555 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 540 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 470 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 455 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 433 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 431 |
| 8 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 410 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 406 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 394 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 369 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 363 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 360 |
| 14 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 244 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 238 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 227 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 189 |
| 18 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 160 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 144 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 136 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Missenden
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 Missenden?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Missenden are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Jackdaw, based on 10,194 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Missenden?
111 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 Missenden?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. 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.