Birds of Buntingford
What has actually been seen around Buntingford: 111 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 111 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 4,653 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Buntingford
111 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Buntingford (Hertfordshire) since 2010, across 4,653 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Buntingford is a garden-bird place: 81% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 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 May and are lowest in January — about 10.7 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.
Puckeridge, 7 km to the south, has fewer species on record (106 against 111).
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Buntingford
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 215 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 191 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 185 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 175 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 168 |
| 6 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 149 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 149 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 147 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 145 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 135 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 132 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 119 |
| 13 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 117 |
| 14 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 112 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 107 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 107 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 104 |
| 18 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 103 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 100 |
| 20 | SwiftApus apus | 99 |
Records by month
What to put out in Buntingford
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 Buntingford?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Buntingford are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 4,653 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Buntingford?
111 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Buntingford?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
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.