Essex · 51.78°N

Birds of Wickham Bishops

What has actually been seen around Wickham Bishops: 150 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 150 within 5 km
Observation records: 18,007 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Woodpigeon
Busiest month: January
Elevation: 75 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Wickham Bishops

150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wickham Bishops (Essex) since 2010, across 18,007 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Wickham Bishops 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, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Eurasian Sparrowhawk 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 9.2 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.

Great Totham, 3 km to the east, has fewer species on record (145 against 150). Birds logged far more often around Wickham Bishops than there include Northern Waterthrush and Common Redshank.

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 Wickham Bishops

#	Bird	Records
1	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	865
2	RobinErithacus rubecula	786
3	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	764
4	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	741
5	BlackbirdTurdus merula	695
6	MagpiePica pica	662
7	House SparrowPasser domesticus	649
8	Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus	565
9	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	554
10	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	513
11	Great TitParus major	507
12	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	458
13	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	436
14	European Herring GullLarus argentatus	393
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	386
16	Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus	378
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	376
18	Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus	344
19	Song ThrushTurdus philomelos	314
20	Mute SwanCygnus olor	304

Records by month

What to put out in Wickham Bishops

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet
Wren
Mealworms · Suet pellets

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 Wickham Bishops?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wickham Bishops are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 18,007 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Wickham Bishops?

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

When is the best month for birds in Wickham Bishops?

Observation records peak in January and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.

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.