Birds of Bletchley
What has actually been seen around Bletchley: 166 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 166 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 102,328 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 82 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Bletchley
166 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Bletchley (Milton Keynes) since 2010, across 102,328 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Magpie and Robin.
Bletchley is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard 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 September — about 3.1 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.
Stoke Hammond, 4 km to the south, has fewer species on record (135 against 166). Birds logged far more often around Bletchley than there include Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:42 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Bletchley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 7,351 |
| 2 | MagpiePica pica | 6,971 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 6,894 |
| 4 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 6,654 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 5,686 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 5,540 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 5,075 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 3,808 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 3,676 |
| 10 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 2,857 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 2,584 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 2,534 |
| 13 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 2,446 |
| 14 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 2,198 |
| 15 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 2,050 |
| 16 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,969 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,926 |
| 18 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 1,891 |
| 19 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 1,858 |
| 20 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,358 |
Records by month
What to put out in Bletchley
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Milton Keynes
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 Bletchley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Bletchley are Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird, based on 102,328 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Bletchley?
166 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Bletchley?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. 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.