Birds of Brookmans Park
What has actually been seen around Brookmans Park: 148 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 148 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,861 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 98 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Brookmans Park
148 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Brookmans Park (Hertfordshire) since 2010, across 14,861 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Jackdaw.
Brookmans Park is a garden-bird place: 76% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 2.3 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.
Potters Bar, 3 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (127 against 148). Birds logged far more often around Brookmans Park than there include Gadwall and Mute Swan.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 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 Brookmans Park
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 1,004 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 827 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 815 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 757 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 656 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 617 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 614 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 511 |
| 9 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 480 |
| 10 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 372 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 369 |
| 12 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 348 |
| 13 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 346 |
| 14 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 294 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 285 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 275 |
| 17 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 274 |
| 18 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 259 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 228 |
| 20 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 221 |
Records by month
What to put out in Brookmans Park
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Hertfordshire
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 Brookmans Park?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Brookmans Park are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Magpie and Carrion Crow, based on 14,861 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Brookmans Park?
148 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Brookmans Park?
Observation records peak in April 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.