Birds of Archway
What has actually been seen around Archway: 217 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 217 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 418,875 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 67 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Archway
217 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Archway (Greater London) since 2010, across 418,875 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Magpie.
Archway is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
17 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Peregrine Falcon. 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 July — about 1.9 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.
Belsize Park, 3 km to the south-west, has a similar number of species on record (218 against 217).
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Archway
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 21,665 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 19,270 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 19,239 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 18,091 |
| 5 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 17,990 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 15,797 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 15,728 |
| 8 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 14,570 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 14,150 |
| 10 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 11,468 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 11,422 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 11,411 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 9,772 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 9,731 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 9,403 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 9,277 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 8,630 |
| 18 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 8,061 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 7,508 |
| 20 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 7,094 |
Records by month
What to put out in Archway
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Greater London
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 Archway?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Archway are Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Rock Pigeon, based on 418,875 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Archway?
217 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Archway?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.