Birds of Wendover
What has actually been seen around Wendover: 129 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 129 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,176 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 131 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Wendover
129 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wendover (Buckinghamshire) since 2010, across 9,176 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Red Kite and Robin.
Wendover is a garden-bird place: 71% 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.
12 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 December — about 3.1 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.
Ellesborough, 4 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (128 against 129).
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 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 Wendover
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 517 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 424 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 419 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 402 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 387 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 359 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 350 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 324 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 291 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 287 |
| 11 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 211 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 202 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 195 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 178 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 164 |
| 16 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 162 |
| 17 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 161 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 154 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 154 |
| 20 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 151 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wendover
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 Wendover?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wendover are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 9,176 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wendover?
129 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wendover?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in December. 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.