Birds of Corfe Castle
What has actually been seen around Corfe Castle: 200 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 200 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 31,700 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 20 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 8 h
What the records say about Corfe Castle
200 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Corfe Castle (Dorset) since 2010, across 31,700 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Corfe Castle is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Marsh-Harrier.
Records peak in January and are lowest in December — about 1.9 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.
Arne, 6 km to the north, has more species on record (254 against 200). Birds logged far more often around Corfe Castle than there include Hen Harrier.
Daylight runs from 16 h 29 min at midsummer to 7 h 58 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:16 in mid-April and 4:55 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Corfe Castle
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,022 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 972 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 899 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 895 |
| 5 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 715 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 710 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 692 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 677 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 673 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 671 |
| 11 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 666 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 655 |
| 13 | Little EgretEgretta garzetta | 623 |
| 14 | Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis | 607 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 558 |
| 16 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 544 |
| 17 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 543 |
| 18 | Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna | 540 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 528 |
| 20 | Barn SwallowHirundo rustica | 510 |
Records by month
What to put out in Corfe Castle
Seasonal bird notes for Dorset
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 Corfe Castle?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Corfe Castle are Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Chaffinch, based on 31,700 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Corfe Castle?
200 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Corfe Castle?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:55.
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.