Birds of Great Totham
What has actually been seen around Great Totham: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,894 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Great Totham
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Totham (Essex) since 2010, across 6,894 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Great Totham is a garden-bird place: 60% 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 Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in April and are lowest in September — about 8.6 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.
Wickham Bishops, 3 km to the west, has more species on record (150 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Great Totham than there include Great Crested Grebe and Common Pochard.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Totham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 481 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 249 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 243 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 232 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 223 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 188 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 186 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 182 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 177 |
| 10 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 153 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 151 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 144 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 137 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 135 |
| 15 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 128 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 120 |
| 17 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 112 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 108 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 107 |
| 20 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 105 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Totham
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 Totham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Totham are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Great Tit, based on 6,894 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Totham?
145 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 Totham?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. 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.