Birds of Marden
What has actually been seen around Marden: 110 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 110 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,879 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 22 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Marden
110 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Marden (Kent) since 2010, across 3,879 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Marden is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 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 April — 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.
Staplehurst, 5 km to the east, has fewer species on record (102 against 110).
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:41 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Marden
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 164 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 149 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 140 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 134 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 125 |
| 6 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 119 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 118 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 114 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 112 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 108 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 108 |
| 12 | Great TitParus major | 106 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 94 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 94 |
| 15 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 87 |
| 16 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 85 |
| 17 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 79 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 78 |
| 19 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 78 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 73 |
Records by month
What to put out in Marden
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 Marden?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Marden are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 3,879 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Marden?
110 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Marden?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in April. 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.