Birds of Cholsey
What has actually been seen around Cholsey: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,334 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 48 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Cholsey
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cholsey (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 8,334 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite and Woodpigeon.
The records split between garden birds (53%) and waterbirds (33%), so a feeder in Cholsey sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin, while Lesser Black-backed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in March and are lowest in February — about 2.8 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.
Wallingford, 4 km to the north-east, has a similar number of species on record (123 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Cholsey than there include Eurasian Stone-curlew.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 49 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:46 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cholsey
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,761 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 492 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 363 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 338 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 319 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 261 |
| 7 | MagpiePica pica | 251 |
| 8 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 238 |
| 9 | SwiftApus apus | 236 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 209 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 177 |
| 12 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 168 |
| 13 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 152 |
| 14 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 144 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 132 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 122 |
| 17 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 115 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 110 |
| 19 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 110 |
| 20 | Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus | 107 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cholsey
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 Cholsey?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cholsey are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 8,334 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cholsey?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cholsey?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in February. Sunrise in late June is around 4:46.
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.