Birds of Oundle
What has actually been seen around Oundle: 127 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 127 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 9,625 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- January
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Oundle
127 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Oundle (North Northamptonshire) since 2010, across 9,625 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Great Tit.
Oundle is a garden-bird place: 68% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in January and are lowest in September — 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.
Elton, 7 km to the north-east, has more species on record (137 against 127). Birds logged far more often around Oundle than there include Mandarin Duck, Nuthatch, Treecreeper and Eurasian Coot.
Daylight runs from 16 h 50 min at midsummer to 7 h 40 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:06 in mid-April and 4:38 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Oundle
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 541 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 487 |
| 3 | Great TitParus major | 445 |
| 4 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 433 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 428 |
| 6 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 374 |
| 7 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 349 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 318 |
| 9 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 308 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 289 |
| 11 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 251 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 251 |
| 13 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 232 |
| 14 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 222 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 216 |
| 16 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 209 |
| 17 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 193 |
| 18 | Mandarin DuckAix galericulata | 179 |
| 19 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 143 |
| 20 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 141 |
Records by month
What to put out in Oundle
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for North Northamptonshire
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 Oundle?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Oundle are Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 9,625 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Oundle?
127 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Oundle?
Observation records peak in January and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:38.
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.