Birds of Carterton
What has actually been seen around Carterton: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,468 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 93 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Carterton
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Carterton (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 6,468 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Robin.
Carterton is a garden-bird place: 77% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Jackdaw make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel. 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 December — about 13.2 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.
Clanfield, 5 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (124 against 125). Birds logged far more often around Carterton than there include Corn Bunting and Nuthatch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 47 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:12 in mid-April and 4:47 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Carterton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 336 |
| 2 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 305 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 275 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 274 |
| 5 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 244 |
| 6 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 238 |
| 7 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 216 |
| 8 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 213 |
| 9 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 212 |
| 10 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 202 |
| 11 | SwiftApus apus | 196 |
| 12 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 184 |
| 13 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 177 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 163 |
| 15 | Great TitParus major | 161 |
| 16 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 154 |
| 17 | MagpiePica pica | 151 |
| 18 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 149 |
| 19 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 136 |
| 20 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 126 |
Records by month
What to put out in Carterton
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Carterton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Carterton are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw and Blue Tit, based on 6,468 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Carterton?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Carterton?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in December. 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.