Birds of Ingrave
What has actually been seen around Ingrave: 121 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 121 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,627 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 90 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Ingrave
121 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Ingrave (Essex) since 2010, across 9,627 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Magpie.
Ingrave is a garden-bird place: 80% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie and Robin 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 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 September — about 7.6 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.
Brentwood, 3 km to the north-west, has more species on record (127 against 121). Birds logged far more often around Ingrave than there include Black-crowned Night Heron.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Ingrave
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 504 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 481 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 473 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 457 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 427 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 371 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 358 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 343 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 254 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 229 |
| 11 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 227 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 227 |
| 13 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 225 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 222 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 192 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 176 |
| 17 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 176 |
| 18 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 172 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 170 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 165 |
Records by month
What to put out in Ingrave
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 Ingrave?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Ingrave are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 9,627 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Ingrave?
121 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Ingrave?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.