Birds of Rolvenden
What has actually been seen around Rolvenden: 115 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 115 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 1,620 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 69 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Rolvenden
115 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Rolvenden (Kent) since 2010, across 1,620 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Rolvenden is a garden-bird place: 74% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin 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 Red Kite.
Records peak in May and are lowest in November — about 503.0 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.
Benenden, 4 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (95 against 115). Birds logged far more often around Rolvenden than there include Common Reed Bunting, Mute Swan, Common Whitethroat and Eurasian Reed Warbler.
Daylight runs from 16 h 34 min at midsummer to 7 h 54 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Rolvenden
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 59 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 53 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 46 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 45 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 45 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 43 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 43 |
| 8 | Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus | 39 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 37 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 37 |
| 11 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 37 |
| 12 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 35 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 35 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 34 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 34 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 33 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 32 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 30 |
| 19 | Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus | 30 |
| 20 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 29 |
Records by month
What to put out in Rolvenden
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 Rolvenden?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Rolvenden are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 1,620 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Rolvenden?
115 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Rolvenden?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. 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.