Birds of Alfriston
What has actually been seen around Alfriston: 246 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 246 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 77,959 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Alfriston
246 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Alfriston (East Sussex) since 2010, across 77,959 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Robin.
Alfriston 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, Robin and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in June — about 2.9 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.
Seaford, 6 km to the south-west, has more species on record (257 against 246). Birds logged far more often around Alfriston than there include Great Crested Grebe and Eurasian Coot.
Daylight runs from 16 h 31 min at midsummer to 7 h 57 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Alfriston
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,663 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,469 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,413 |
| 4 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 2,389 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 2,378 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 2,373 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,220 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,939 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 1,817 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,808 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,702 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 1,659 |
| 13 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 1,626 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,582 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,561 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,535 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,514 |
| 18 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,513 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,431 |
| 20 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 1,418 |
Records by month
What to put out in Alfriston
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for East Sussex
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 Alfriston?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Alfriston are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin, Jackdaw and Magpie, based on 77,959 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Alfriston?
246 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Alfriston?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in June. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.
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.