Birds of Great Bardfield
What has actually been seen around Great Bardfield: 74 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 74 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 543 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 73 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Great Bardfield
74 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Bardfield (Essex) since 2010, across 543 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Great Bardfield is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
7 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in October — about 121.0 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.
Wethersfield, 4 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (78 against 74).
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Bardfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 36 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 24 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 22 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 21 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 20 |
| 6 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 20 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 19 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 18 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 17 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 15 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 14 |
| 12 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 13 |
| 13 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 13 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 13 |
| 15 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 12 |
| 16 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 12 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 12 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 11 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 11 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 10 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Bardfield
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 Great Bardfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Bardfield are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Magpie and Wren, based on 543 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Bardfield?
74 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Bardfield?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.
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.