Birds of Castle Camps
What has actually been seen around Castle Camps: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 102 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,250 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 125 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Castle Camps
102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Castle Camps (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 7,250 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Great Tit.
Castle Camps is a garden-bird place: 88% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Tawny Owl 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 April and are lowest in September — about 3.9 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.
Haverhill, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (115 against 102). Birds logged far more often around Castle Camps than there include Dunnock and Jay.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Castle Camps
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 509 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 508 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 485 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 478 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 381 |
| 6 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 378 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 376 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 320 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 285 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 266 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 235 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 206 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 205 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 179 |
| 15 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 173 |
| 16 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 171 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 156 |
| 18 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 134 |
| 19 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 115 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 99 |
Records by month
What to put out in Castle Camps
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 Castle Camps?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Castle Camps are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 7,250 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Castle Camps?
102 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Castle Camps?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.