Birds of Crowborough
What has actually been seen around Crowborough: 124 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 124 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 17,282 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 201 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Crowborough
124 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Crowborough (East Sussex) since 2010, across 17,282 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Robin and Woodpigeon.
Crowborough is a garden-bird place: 88% 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.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 May and are lowest in September — about 19.2 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.
Groombridge, 6 km to the north, has fewer species on record (119 against 124). Birds logged far more often around Crowborough than there include Common Redstart.
At about 201 m above sea level, Crowborough sits higher than most places in East Sussex. Spring arrives a little later with height, and feeders matter more in cold snaps — keep a supply of high-fat food going through late winter.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Crowborough
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 720 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 675 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 643 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 634 |
| 5 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 627 |
| 6 | European StonechatSaxicola rubicola | 577 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 571 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 548 |
| 9 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 544 |
| 10 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 533 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 505 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 501 |
| 13 | Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus | 425 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 414 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 396 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 374 |
| 17 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 373 |
| 18 | Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus | 352 |
| 19 | Common LinnetLinaria cannabina | 348 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 334 |
Records by month
What to put out in Crowborough
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 Crowborough?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Crowborough are Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Wren, based on 17,282 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Crowborough?
124 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Crowborough?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.