Birds of Chartham
What has actually been seen around Chartham: 149 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 149 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 16,656 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 18 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Chartham
149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chartham (Kent) since 2010, across 16,656 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Chartham is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 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 June and are lowest in September — about 4.3 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.
Canterbury, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (164 against 149). Birds logged far more often around Chartham than there include Marsh Tit, Eurasian Skylark and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:39 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Chartham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 791 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 717 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 699 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 568 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 528 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 517 |
| 7 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 509 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 503 |
| 9 | Great TitParus major | 495 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 451 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 442 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 406 |
| 13 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 393 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 389 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 382 |
| 16 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 382 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 361 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 360 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 334 |
| 20 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 324 |
Records by month
What to put out in Chartham
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 Chartham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chartham are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Magpie, based on 16,656 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Chartham?
149 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Chartham?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:39.
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.