Birds of Rickling Green
What has actually been seen around Rickling Green: 83 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 83 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 900 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Swift
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 96 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Rickling Green
83 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Rickling Green (Essex) since 2010, across 900 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Swift, Red Kite and Woodpigeon.
Rickling Green is a garden-bird place: 65% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Great Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 February and are lowest in November — 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.
Widdington, 3 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (80 against 83).
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Rickling Green
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SwiftApus apus | 75 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 61 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 56 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 51 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 47 |
| 6 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 44 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 37 |
| 8 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 35 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 31 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 27 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 26 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 19 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 19 |
| 14 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 18 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 17 |
| 16 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 17 |
| 17 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 15 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 15 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 15 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 14 |
Records by month
What to put out in Rickling Green
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 Rickling Green?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Rickling Green are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Robin, based on 900 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Rickling Green?
83 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Rickling Green?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.