Birds of Buckland
What has actually been seen around Buckland: 149 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 149 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 11,101 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 97 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Buckland
149 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Buckland (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 11,101 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Buckland is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
14 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in March — about 3.4 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.
Stanford in the Vale, 4 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (146 against 149). Birds logged far more often around Buckland than there include Eurasian Curlew.
Daylight runs from 16 h 40 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:47 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Buckland
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 401 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 362 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 329 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 292 |
| 5 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 286 |
| 6 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 286 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 275 |
| 8 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 266 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 264 |
| 10 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 258 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 258 |
| 12 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 252 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 241 |
| 14 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 239 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 239 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 238 |
| 17 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 220 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 200 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 178 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 177 |
Records by month
What to put out in Buckland
Seasonal bird notes for Oxfordshire
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 Buckland?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Buckland are Woodpigeon, Robin, Carrion Crow, Blackbird and Blue Tit, based on 11,101 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Buckland?
149 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Buckland?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in March. Sunrise in late June is around 4:47.
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.