Birds of Charing
What has actually been seen around Charing: 102 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 102 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,238 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 103 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Charing
102 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Charing (Kent) since 2010, across 3,238 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blackbird.
Charing is a garden-bird place: 86% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit 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 December — about 19.0 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.
Lenham, 6 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (84 against 102). Birds logged far more often around Charing than there include Great Gray Shrike, Nuthatch, Mistle Thrush and Common Linnet.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:03 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Charing
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 165 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 159 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 148 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 143 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 136 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 135 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 109 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 102 |
| 9 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 96 |
| 10 | MagpiePica pica | 96 |
| 11 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 84 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 83 |
| 13 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 81 |
| 14 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 81 |
| 15 | YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella | 74 |
| 16 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 74 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 74 |
| 18 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 72 |
| 19 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 66 |
| 20 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 64 |
Records by month
What to put out in Charing
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 Charing?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Charing are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Carrion Crow, based on 3,238 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Charing?
102 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Charing?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.