Birds of Cuxton
What has actually been seen around Cuxton: 150 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 150 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,640 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Cuxton
150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cuxton (Medway) since 2010, across 11,640 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Magpie.
Cuxton is a garden-bird place: 78% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 August — about 4.0 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.
Rochester, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (146 against 150). Birds logged far more often around Cuxton than there include Treecreeper.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:04 in mid-April and 4:40 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cuxton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 938 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 910 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 779 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 552 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 482 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 410 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 349 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 339 |
| 9 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 327 |
| 10 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 300 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 298 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 292 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 265 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 251 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 241 |
| 16 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 237 |
| 17 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 227 |
| 18 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 216 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 199 |
| 20 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 197 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cuxton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Medway
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 Cuxton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cuxton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow, based on 11,640 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cuxton?
150 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cuxton?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:40.
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.