Birds of Forest Row
What has actually been seen around Forest Row: 171 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 171 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 33,480 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 74 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Forest Row
171 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Forest Row (East Sussex) since 2010, across 33,480 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blackbird.
Forest Row is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in October — about 2.8 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.
East Grinstead, 4 km to the north-west, has a similar number of species on record (170 against 171). Birds logged far more often around Forest Row than there include European Stonechat and Common Linnet.
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 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Forest Row
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,588 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,351 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,211 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,202 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,095 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,054 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 1,048 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 1,000 |
| 9 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 861 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 847 |
| 11 | Gray HeronArdea cinerea | 816 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 775 |
| 13 | Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus | 754 |
| 14 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 729 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 729 |
| 16 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 613 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 604 |
| 18 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 604 |
| 19 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 603 |
| 20 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 573 |
Records by month
What to put out in Forest Row
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 Forest Row?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Forest Row are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 33,480 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Forest Row?
171 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Forest Row?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.