Birds of Cuffley
What has actually been seen around Cuffley: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 10,667 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 69 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Cuffley
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cuffley (Hertfordshire) since 2010, across 10,667 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Cuffley is a garden-bird place: 75% 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.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 March and are lowest in July — about 4.2 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, 5 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (127 against 127).
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 Cuffley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 390 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 371 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 369 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 366 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 336 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 332 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 324 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 314 |
| 9 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 310 |
| 10 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 253 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 247 |
| 12 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 243 |
| 13 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 236 |
| 14 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 221 |
| 15 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 218 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 217 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 209 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 209 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 205 |
| 20 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 197 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cuffley
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 Cuffley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cuffley are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 10,667 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cuffley?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cuffley?
Observation records peak in March 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.