Birds of Wood Green
What has actually been seen around Wood Green: 229 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 229 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 445,158 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 38 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Wood Green
229 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wood Green (Greater London) since 2010, across 445,158 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Magpie.
Wood Green is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Peregrine Falcon and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 April and are lowest in October — 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.
Tottenham, 3 km to the east, has a similar number of species on record (232 against 229).
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 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 Wood Green
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 18,325 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 17,080 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 16,892 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 15,986 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 14,930 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 14,530 |
| 7 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 14,458 |
| 8 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 12,523 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 12,259 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 11,272 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 10,733 |
| 12 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 10,519 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 10,068 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 9,469 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 9,386 |
| 16 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 9,064 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 9,029 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 8,741 |
| 19 | Tufted DuckAythya fuligula | 8,322 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 8,249 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wood Green
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 Wood Green?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wood Green are Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 445,158 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wood Green?
229 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wood Green?
Observation records peak in April 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.