Birds of Eastry
What has actually been seen around Eastry: 233 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 233 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 79,021 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Eastry
233 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Eastry (Kent) since 2010, across 79,021 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Blackbird.
Eastry is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
19 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel and Eurasian Hobby.
Records peak in May and are lowest in February — 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.
Sandwich, 4 km to the north-east, has more species on record (278 against 233).
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:01 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Eastry
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,057 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,835 |
| 3 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,785 |
| 4 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,779 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 1,759 |
| 6 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 1,647 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,640 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,600 |
| 9 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 1,554 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 1,511 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,502 |
| 12 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,494 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 1,462 |
| 14 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,441 |
| 15 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,411 |
| 16 | Great TitParus major | 1,407 |
| 17 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,378 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 1,374 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 1,320 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 1,292 |
Records by month
What to put out in Eastry
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 Eastry?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Eastry are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Magpie and Robin, based on 79,021 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Eastry?
233 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Eastry?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.