Birds of Bexley
What has actually been seen around Bexley: 131 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 131 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,063 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Bexley
131 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bexley (Greater London) since 2010, across 11,063 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Bexley 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, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Common Buzzard. 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 October — about 5.6 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.
Welling, 4 km to the north-west, has more species on record (137 against 131).
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bexley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 612 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 564 |
| 3 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 556 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 533 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 490 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 413 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 354 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 332 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 274 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 273 |
| 11 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 273 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 272 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 264 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 257 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 254 |
| 16 | Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca | 249 |
| 17 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 243 |
| 18 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 231 |
| 19 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 220 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 215 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bexley
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 Bexley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bexley are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Robin and Blue Tit, based on 11,063 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bexley?
131 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bexley?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:41.
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.