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Birds of Saint Peters

What has actually been seen around Saint Peters: 248 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record
248 within 5 km
Observation records
110,598 since 2010
Most recorded bird
European Herring Gull
Busiest month
November
Elevation
43 m
Daylight, June / December
16.6 h / 7.9 h

What the records say about Saint Peters

248 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Saint Peters (Kent) since 2010, across 110,598 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are European Herring Gull, Carrion Crow and Rock Pigeon.

Water shapes this list. 48% of records near Saint Peters are ducks, geese, gulls, waders, herons and other waterbirds — European Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull and Black-headed Gull lead them — which points to coast, estuary, river or open water within range. Carrion Crow is still the most logged garden bird.

18 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk and Peregrine Falcon. 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 November and are lowest in July — about 2.1 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.

Ramsgate, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (227 against 248). Birds logged far more often around Saint Peters than there include Northern Gannet, Northern Fulmar, Common Scoter and Red-throated Diver.

Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:00 in mid-April and 4:37 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Saint Peters

#BirdRecords
1European Herring GullLarus argentatus4,054
2Carrion CrowCorvus corone3,382
3Rock PigeonColumba livia3,063
4Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus3,048
5Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus3,019
6StarlingSturnus vulgaris2,961
7Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2,928
8Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2,762
9Northern GannetMorus bassanus2,720
10Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2,670
11Northern FulmarFulmarus glacialis2,527
12WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2,521
13Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata2,482
14Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2,310
15Common ScoterMelanitta nigra2,253
16MagpiePica pica2,239
17Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres2,220
18DunnockPrunella modularis2,197
19BlackbirdTurdus merula2,151
20Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2,149

Records by month

What to put out in Saint Peters

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 Saint Peters?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Saint Peters are Carrion Crow, Rock Pigeon, Starling, Pied Wagtail and Woodpigeon, based on 110,598 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Saint Peters?

248 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Saint Peters?

Observation records peak in November and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:37.

Sources

  1. GBIF occurrence search (birds, class Aves, 2010 onward)
  2. 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.