Birds of Feltham
What has actually been seen around Feltham: 176 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 176 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 35,424 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Carrion Crow
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 22 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Feltham
176 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Feltham (Greater London) since 2010, across 35,424 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon and Magpie.
Feltham is a garden-bird place: 64% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie and Starling make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Kestrel 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 May and are lowest in September — about 2.8 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.
Cranford, 3 km to the north, has fewer species on record (156 against 176). Birds logged far more often around Feltham than there include Northern Lapwing.
Daylight runs from 16 h 38 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Feltham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,935 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,865 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 1,611 |
| 4 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,558 |
| 5 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 1,421 |
| 6 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 1,411 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,269 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,010 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,001 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 991 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 864 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 845 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 818 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 808 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 711 |
| 16 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 710 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 635 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 630 |
| 19 | SwiftApus apus | 622 |
| 20 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 612 |
Records by month
What to put out in Feltham
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 Feltham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Feltham are Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie, Starling and Rock Pigeon, based on 35,424 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Feltham?
176 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Feltham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.