Birds of Paddock Wood
What has actually been seen around Paddock Wood: 141 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 141 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 17,594 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Paddock Wood
141 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Paddock Wood (Kent) since 2010, across 17,594 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Great Tit.
Paddock Wood is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit and Chiffchaff 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 April and are lowest in July — about 4.4 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.
East Peckham, 3 km to the north, has fewer species on record (135 against 141).
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:05 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Paddock Wood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 725 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 719 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 643 |
| 4 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 638 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 630 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 629 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 620 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 605 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 480 |
| 10 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 472 |
| 11 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 458 |
| 12 | Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis | 434 |
| 13 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 415 |
| 14 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 414 |
| 15 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 401 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 396 |
| 17 | BlackcapSylvia atricapilla | 382 |
| 18 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 332 |
| 19 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 327 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 311 |
Records by month
What to put out in Paddock Wood
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 Paddock Wood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Paddock Wood are Robin, Blackbird, Great Tit, Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon, based on 17,594 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Paddock Wood?
141 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Paddock Wood?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:42.
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.