Birds of Clavering
What has actually been seen around Clavering: 82 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 82 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 907 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 94 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Clavering
82 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Clavering (Essex) since 2010, across 907 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Woodpigeon.
Clavering is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 December — about 21.8 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.
Rickling Green, 4 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (83 against 82).
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Clavering
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 62 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 52 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 45 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 36 |
| 5 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 35 |
| 6 | SwiftApus apus | 34 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 31 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 31 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 31 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 31 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 28 |
| 12 | MagpiePica pica | 26 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 25 |
| 14 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 24 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 23 |
| 16 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 21 |
| 17 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 19 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 18 |
| 19 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 18 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 17 |
Records by month
What to put out in Clavering
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Essex
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 Clavering?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Clavering are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin, based on 907 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Clavering?
82 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Clavering?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.