Birds of Addington
What has actually been seen around Addington: 136 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 136 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,936 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 62 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Addington
136 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Addington (Kent) since 2010, across 8,936 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Addington 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, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 August — about 4.8 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.
Kings Hill, 4 km to the south-east, has fewer species on record (119 against 136). Birds logged far more often around Addington than there include Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Addington
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 522 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 380 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 355 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 321 |
| 5 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 320 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 294 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 269 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 251 |
| 9 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 247 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 218 |
| 11 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 208 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 201 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 189 |
| 14 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 188 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 188 |
| 16 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 162 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 159 |
| 18 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 157 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 149 |
| 20 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 147 |
Records by month
What to put out in Addington
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Kent
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 Addington?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Addington are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Blackbird and Starling, based on 8,936 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Addington?
136 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Addington?
Observation records peak in April 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.