Birds of Bottisham
What has actually been seen around Bottisham: 164 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 164 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 13,355 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 17 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Bottisham
164 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bottisham (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 13,355 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Robin.
Bottisham 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, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier. 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 April and are lowest in November — about 5.0 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.
Great Wilbraham, 3 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (161 against 164).
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bottisham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 479 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 427 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 426 |
| 4 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 406 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 403 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 396 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 372 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 367 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 321 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 309 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 305 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 299 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 272 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 269 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 259 |
| 16 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 234 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 231 |
| 18 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 229 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 217 |
| 20 | Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus | 215 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bottisham
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Cambridgeshire
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 Bottisham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bottisham are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 13,355 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bottisham?
164 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bottisham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.
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.