Birds of Canning Town
What has actually been seen around Canning Town: 200 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 200 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 111,177 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Canning Town
200 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Canning Town (Greater London) since 2010, across 111,177 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Rock Pigeon.
Canning Town is a garden-bird place: 61% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rock Pigeon and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
16 birds of prey are on record nearby, including 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 March and are lowest in September — 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.
Charlton, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (181 against 200). Birds logged far more often around Canning Town than there include Gadwall.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Canning Town
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 5,715 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 5,338 |
| 3 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 5,301 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 5,128 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 3,911 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 3,422 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,407 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 3,376 |
| 9 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 3,300 |
| 10 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,237 |
| 11 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 3,169 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,982 |
| 13 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,976 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 2,968 |
| 15 | Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo | 2,708 |
| 16 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 2,626 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,514 |
| 18 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 2,501 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,444 |
| 20 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 2,438 |
Records by month
What to put out in Canning Town
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 Canning Town?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Canning Town are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Rock Pigeon, Magpie and Robin, based on 111,177 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Canning Town?
200 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Canning Town?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in September. 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.