Birds of Guilden Morden
What has actually been seen around Guilden Morden: 148 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 148 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,540 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 44 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Guilden Morden
148 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Guilden Morden (Cambridgeshire) since 2010, across 6,540 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Guilden Morden is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Corn Bunting make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
15 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 October — about 6.2 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.
Wrestlingworth, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (124 against 148). Birds logged far more often around Guilden Morden than there include Corn Bunting, Western Yellow Wagtail, Canada Goose and European Golden Plover.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Guilden Morden
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 329 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 265 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 206 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 201 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 186 |
| 6 | Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra | 186 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 183 |
| 8 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 180 |
| 9 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 174 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 165 |
| 11 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 160 |
| 12 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 158 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 154 |
| 14 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 152 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 150 |
| 16 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 143 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 141 |
| 18 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 134 |
| 19 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 126 |
| 20 | Great TitParus major | 122 |
Records by month
What to put out in Guilden Morden
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 Guilden Morden?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Guilden Morden are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Corn Bunting and Chaffinch, based on 6,540 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Guilden Morden?
148 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Guilden Morden?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
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.