Birds of Great Wilbraham
What has actually been seen around Great Wilbraham: 161 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 161 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,211 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 21 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Wilbraham
161 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Wilbraham (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 11,211 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Common Buzzard.
Great Wilbraham is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Marsh-Harrier 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 November — about 6.3 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.
Bottisham, 3 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (164 against 161).
Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 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 Great Wilbraham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 467 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 373 |
| 3 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 358 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 318 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 304 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 298 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 276 |
| 8 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 260 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 254 |
| 10 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 243 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 243 |
| 12 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 241 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 218 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 216 |
| 15 | Eurasian Marsh-HarrierCircus aeruginosus | 214 |
| 16 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 210 |
| 17 | Great TitParus major | 209 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 206 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 202 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 192 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Wilbraham
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 Wilbraham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Wilbraham are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 11,211 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Wilbraham?
161 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 Wilbraham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.