Birds of Chingford
What has actually been seen around Chingford: 226 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 226 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 63,663 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 56 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Chingford
226 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chingford (Greater London) since 2010, across 63,663 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit.
Chingford is a garden-bird place: 62% 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 Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel and Common Buzzard.
Records peak in March and are lowest in July — about 3.0 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.
Walthamstow, 5 km to the south, has more species on record (242 against 226). Birds logged far more often around Chingford than there include Common Buzzard, Common Merganser and Mandarin Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 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 Chingford
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 3,397 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,887 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,846 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 2,692 |
| 5 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,543 |
| 6 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 2,469 |
| 7 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 2,254 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 2,186 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,133 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,809 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,652 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,631 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,479 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,435 |
| 15 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 1,416 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,194 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,097 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,048 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 1,022 |
| 20 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 988 |
Records by month
What to put out in Chingford
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 Chingford?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chingford are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit, Magpie and Starling, based on 63,663 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Chingford?
226 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Chingford?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in July. 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.