Birds of High Wycombe
What has actually been seen around High Wycombe: 109 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 109 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,169 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 76 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about High Wycombe
109 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of High Wycombe (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 10,169 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Magpie.
High Wycombe is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Blue Tit 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 January and are lowest in November — about 3.5 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.
Flackwell Heath, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (172 against 109). Birds logged far more often around High Wycombe than there include Waxwing.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near High Wycombe
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 883 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 732 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 585 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 535 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 499 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 494 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 379 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 370 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 259 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 253 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 251 |
| 12 | SwiftApus apus | 243 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 205 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 185 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 183 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 170 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 165 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 163 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 163 |
| 20 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 148 |
Records by month
What to put out in High Wycombe
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 High Wycombe?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of High Wycombe are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 10,169 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near High Wycombe?
109 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in High Wycombe?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. 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.