Birds of Coton
What has actually been seen around Coton: 194 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 194 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 131,458 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 36 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Coton
194 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Coton (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 131,458 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Coton is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow 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 Peregrine Falcon. 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 August — about 2.8 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.
Comberton, 4 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (149 against 194). Birds logged far more often around Coton than there include Rock Pigeon, Mute Swan, Grey Wagtail and European Herring Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 47 min at midsummer to 7 h 42 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Coton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 8,697 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 6,337 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 5,805 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 5,643 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 5,501 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 5,480 |
| 7 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 5,139 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 4,722 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 4,589 |
| 10 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 4,527 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 4,464 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 4,303 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,444 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,819 |
| 15 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,584 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 2,389 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,346 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 2,261 |
| 19 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 2,226 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 2,116 |
Records by month
What to put out in Coton
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 Coton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Coton are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 131,458 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Coton?
194 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Coton?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. 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.