Birds of Clophill
What has actually been seen around Clophill: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,692 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Clophill
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Clophill (Central Bedfordshire) since 2010, across 4,692 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow.
Clophill is a garden-bird place: 63% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 June and are lowest in February — about 2.7 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.
Greenfield, 4 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (123 against 127). Birds logged far more often around Clophill than there include Graylag Goose, Chiffchaff, Canada Goose and Common Whitethroat.
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Clophill
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 300 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 184 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 173 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 146 |
| 5 | SwiftApus apus | 144 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 141 |
| 7 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 141 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 136 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 126 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 124 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 117 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 110 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 102 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 96 |
| 15 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 81 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 80 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 79 |
| 18 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 76 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 75 |
| 20 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 75 |
Records by month
What to put out in Clophill
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 Clophill?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Clophill are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird, based on 4,692 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Clophill?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Clophill?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.