Birds of Uxbridge
What has actually been seen around Uxbridge: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 27,885 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 40 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Uxbridge
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Uxbridge (Greater London) since 2010, across 27,885 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Uxbridge 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, Magpie, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
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.
Ruislip, 5 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (139 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Uxbridge than there include Mandarin Duck and Graylag Goose.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Uxbridge
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,401 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 1,255 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,172 |
| 4 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 1,087 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,008 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 897 |
| 7 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 867 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 842 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 838 |
| 10 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 827 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 825 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 740 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 687 |
| 14 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 678 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 659 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 535 |
| 17 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 478 |
| 18 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 471 |
| 19 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 470 |
| 20 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 424 |
Records by month
What to put out in Uxbridge
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 Uxbridge?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Uxbridge are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 27,885 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Uxbridge?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Uxbridge?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.
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.