Birds of Danbury
What has actually been seen around Danbury: 157 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 157 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,600 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 106 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Danbury
157 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Danbury (Essex) since 2010, across 10,600 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Danbury is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 April and are lowest in November — about 15.5 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 Hanningfield, 4 km to the south-west, has fewer species on record (138 against 157). Birds logged far more often around Danbury than there include Red-legged Partridge, Common Gull, Fieldfare and Common Kingfisher.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Danbury
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 336 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 330 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 296 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 287 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 279 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 274 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 268 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 258 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 252 |
| 10 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 237 |
| 11 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 206 |
| 12 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 205 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 204 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 203 |
| 15 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 202 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 196 |
| 17 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 193 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 191 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 177 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 176 |
Records by month
What to put out in Danbury
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 Danbury?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Danbury are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 10,600 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Danbury?
157 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Danbury?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in November. 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.