Birds of Wivelsfield Green
What has actually been seen around Wivelsfield Green: 107 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 107 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 5,165 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 48 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.5 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Wivelsfield Green
107 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wivelsfield Green (East Sussex) since 2010, across 5,165 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Wivelsfield Green is a garden-bird place: 82% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 November — about 5.0 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.
Plumpton Green, 3 km to the south, has more species on record (118 against 107). Birds logged far more often around Wivelsfield Green than there include Swift.
Daylight runs from 16 h 33 min at midsummer to 7 h 55 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wivelsfield Green
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 292 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 291 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 273 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 239 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 229 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 214 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 201 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 185 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 184 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 132 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 129 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 127 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 125 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 121 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 118 |
| 16 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 104 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 104 |
| 18 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 100 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 99 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 91 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wivelsfield Green
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 Wivelsfield Green?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wivelsfield Green are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 5,165 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wivelsfield Green?
107 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wivelsfield Green?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. 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.