Birds of Caddington
What has actually been seen around Caddington: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,106 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 176 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Caddington
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Caddington (Central Bedfordshire) since 2010, across 9,106 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blue Tit.
Caddington is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 February and are lowest in December — about 3.8 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.
Luton, 3 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (126 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Caddington than there include Ring Ouzel.
Daylight runs from 16 h 43 min at midsummer to 7 h 46 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Caddington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 549 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 435 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 429 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 422 |
| 5 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 421 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 413 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 352 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 306 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 297 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 269 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 266 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 249 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 236 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 230 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 226 |
| 16 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 221 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 189 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 172 |
| 19 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 149 |
| 20 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 142 |
Records by month
What to put out in Caddington
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Central Bedfordshire
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 Caddington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Caddington are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin, based on 9,106 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Caddington?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Caddington?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.
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.