Essex · 51.88°N

Birds of Marks Tey

What has actually been seen around Marks Tey: 130 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 130 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,586 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 42 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Marks Tey

130 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Marks Tey (Essex) since 2010, across 3,586 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Red Kite.

Marks Tey is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

13 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 January and are lowest in November — about 3.9 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.

Coggeshall, 5 km to the west, has fewer species on record (104 against 130). Birds logged far more often around Marks Tey than there include European Herring Gull, Grey Wagtail, Stock Dove and Meadow Pipit.

Daylight runs from 16 h 43 min at midsummer to 7 h 46 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:36 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Marks Tey

#	Bird	Records
1	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	208
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	166
3	Red KiteMilvus milvus	136
4	RobinErithacus rubecula	130
5	MagpiePica pica	121
6	BlackbirdTurdus merula	120
7	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	109
8	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	108
9	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	101
10	JackdawColoeus monedula	92
11	Pied WagtailMotacilla alba	87
12	Great TitParus major	85
13	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	81
14	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	74
15	House SparrowPasser domesticus	74
16	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	74
17	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	73
18	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	72
19	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	64
20	Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa	63

Records by month

What to put out in Marks Tey

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
Pied Wagtail
Mealworms

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 Marks Tey?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Marks Tey are Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 3,586 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Marks Tey?

130 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Marks Tey?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:36.

Sources

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.