Birds of Welwyn Garden City
What has actually been seen around Welwyn Garden City: 169 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 169 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 68,916 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 92 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Welwyn Garden City
169 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire) since 2010, across 68,916 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Jackdaw.
Welwyn Garden City is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in March and are lowest in August — about 3.5 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.
Tewin, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (138 against 169). Birds logged far more often around Welwyn Garden City than there include Green Sandpiper and Mandarin Duck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 42 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 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 Welwyn Garden City
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,961 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,507 |
| 3 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 2,428 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,401 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,393 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 2,263 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,177 |
| 8 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 2,003 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 1,875 |
| 10 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,802 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,710 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,698 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,513 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,367 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,286 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,270 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,177 |
| 18 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 1,038 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 1,035 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 972 |
Records by month
What to put out in Welwyn Garden City
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 Welwyn Garden City?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Welwyn Garden City are Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 68,916 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Welwyn Garden City?
169 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Welwyn Garden City?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. 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.