Birds of Great Chishill
What has actually been seen around Great Chishill: 109 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 109 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 19,518 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 137 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Chishill
109 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Chishill (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 19,518 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Great Chishill is a garden-bird place: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 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 May and are lowest in October — 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.
Barkway, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (116 against 109). Birds logged far more often around Great Chishill than there include Yellow-legged Gull, Caspian Gull and Iceland Gull.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Chishill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 897 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 790 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 768 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 760 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 689 |
| 6 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 682 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 621 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 595 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 591 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 588 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 571 |
| 12 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 550 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 548 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 530 |
| 15 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 529 |
| 16 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 504 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 497 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 497 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 494 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 486 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Chishill
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 Great Chishill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Chishill are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 19,518 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Chishill?
109 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Chishill?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.