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Birds of Carpenders Park

What has actually been seen around Carpenders Park: 163 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
163 within 5 km
Observation records
47,681 since 2010
Most recorded bird
Woodpigeon
Busiest month
April
Elevation
76 m
Daylight, June / December
16.7 h / 7.8 h

What the records say about Carpenders Park

163 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Carpenders Park (Hertfordshire) since 2010, across 47,681 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Blue Tit.

Carpenders 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, Magpie, 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 April and are lowest in October — about 2.7 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.

Watford, 3 km to the north, has a similar number of species on record (160 against 163). Birds logged far more often around Carpenders Park than there include House Sparrow.

Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Carpenders Park

#BirdRecords
1WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2,896
2MagpiePica pica2,310
3Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2,200
4Carrion CrowCorvus corone2,168
5RobinErithacus rubecula2,144
6Great TitParus major1,965
7House SparrowPasser domesticus1,862
8GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis1,832
9Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri1,828
10StarlingSturnus vulgaris1,784
11Rock PigeonColumba livia1,534
12JackdawColoeus monedula1,437
13European Herring GullLarus argentatus1,327
14BlackbirdTurdus merula1,313
15WrenTroglodytes troglodytes1,173
16DunnockPrunella modularis1,113
17Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus1,036
18Red KiteMilvus milvus942
19Coal TitPeriparus ater851
20Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus831

Records by month

What to put out in Carpenders 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 Carpenders Park?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Carpenders Park are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Robin, based on 47,681 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Carpenders Park?

163 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Carpenders Park?

Observation records peak in April and are lowest in October. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.