Birds of Worcester Park
What has actually been seen around Worcester Park: 168 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 168 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 102,088 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 24 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Worcester Park
168 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Worcester Park (Greater London) since 2010, across 102,088 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Rose-ringed Parakeet.
Worcester Park is a garden-bird place: 74% 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.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Peregrine Falcon. 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 July — about 2.5 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.
Surbiton, 4 km to the west, has more species on record (179 against 168). Birds logged far more often around Worcester Park than there include Water Rail.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Worcester Park
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 5,840 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 5,374 |
| 3 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 5,159 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 4,761 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 4,669 |
| 6 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 4,085 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 3,801 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 3,687 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 3,675 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 3,469 |
| 11 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 3,248 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 2,956 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 2,666 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,521 |
| 15 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 2,407 |
| 16 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,225 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,124 |
| 18 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,733 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 1,484 |
| 20 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 1,474 |
Records by month
What to put out in Worcester Park
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 Worcester Park?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Worcester Park are Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Rock Pigeon, based on 102,088 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Worcester Park?
168 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Worcester Park?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. 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.