Birds of Detling
What has actually been seen around Detling: 133 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 133 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,150 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 109 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Detling
133 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Detling (Kent) since 2010, across 12,150 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Carrion Crow.
Detling is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 May and are lowest in October — about 3.6 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.
Maidstone, 5 km to the south-west, has more species on record (138 against 133).
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Detling
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 641 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 590 |
| 3 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 529 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 482 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 480 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 453 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 406 |
| 8 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 369 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 336 |
| 10 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 324 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 317 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 310 |
| 13 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 297 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 275 |
| 15 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 263 |
| 16 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 259 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 257 |
| 18 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 255 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 234 |
| 20 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 215 |
Records by month
What to put out in Detling
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 Detling?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Detling are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit and Robin, based on 12,150 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Detling?
133 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Detling?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in October. 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.