Birds of Panfield
What has actually been seen around Panfield: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,879 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- July
- Elevation
- 77 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Panfield
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Panfield (Essex) since 2010, across 8,879 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Panfield is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 July and are lowest in September — about 10.1 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.
Braintree, 3 km to the south-east, has a similar number of species on record (130 against 127).
Daylight runs from 16 h 43 min at midsummer to 7 h 46 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 Panfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 660 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 438 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 436 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 405 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 364 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 332 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 330 |
| 8 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 318 |
| 9 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 308 |
| 10 | SwiftApus apus | 299 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 254 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 243 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 239 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 232 |
| 15 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 227 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 183 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 171 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 166 |
| 19 | Common GullLarus canus | 158 |
| 20 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 149 |
Records by month
What to put out in Panfield
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 Panfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Panfield are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Magpie and Robin, based on 8,879 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Panfield?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Panfield?
Observation records peak in July 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.