Birds of Thornborough
What has actually been seen around Thornborough: 134 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 134 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,000 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- October
- Elevation
- 83 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Thornborough
134 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Thornborough (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 10,000 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Robin.
The records split between garden birds (57%) and waterbirds (37%), so a feeder in Thornborough sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Robin and Jackdaw, while Lesser Black-backed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in October and are lowest in June — about 3.4 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.
Great Horwood, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (92 against 134). Birds logged far more often around Thornborough than there include Mute Swan, Mallard, Eurasian Coot and Tufted Duck.
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 Thornborough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,805 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 466 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 418 |
| 4 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 395 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 390 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 306 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 277 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 277 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 211 |
| 10 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 209 |
| 11 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 206 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 197 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 180 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 171 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 157 |
| 16 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 152 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 143 |
| 18 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 140 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 136 |
| 20 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 131 |
Records by month
What to put out in Thornborough
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 Thornborough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Thornborough are Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 10,000 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Thornborough?
134 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Thornborough?
Observation records peak in October and are lowest in June. 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.