Oxfordshire · 52.15°N

Birds of Claydon

What has actually been seen around Claydon: 116 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 116 within 5 km
Observation records: 3,736 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Lesser Black-backed Gull
Busiest month: December
Elevation: 137 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Claydon

116 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Claydon (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 3,736 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.

Claydon is a garden-bird place: 70% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite 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 December and are lowest in July — 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.

Cropredy, 4 km to the south, has more species on record (124 against 116). Birds logged far more often around Claydon than there include Fieldfare.

Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:43 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Claydon

#	Bird	Records
1	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	350
2	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	159
3	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	130
4	BlackbirdTurdus merula	130
5	RobinErithacus rubecula	128
6	JackdawColoeus monedula	126
7	Carrion CrowCorvus corone	124
8	House SparrowPasser domesticus	105
9	Great TitParus major	99
10	MagpiePica pica	94
11	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	91
12	ChaffinchFringilla coelebs	88
13	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	87
14	WrenTroglodytes troglodytes	84
15	DunnockPrunella modularis	78
16	Red KiteMilvus milvus	70
17	StarlingSturnus vulgaris	65
18	Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto	63
19	MallardAnas platyrhynchos	59
20	FieldfareTurdus pilaris	58

Records by month

What to put out in Claydon

Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Robin
Mealworms · Suet pellets · Sunflower hearts
Jackdaw
Suet · Kitchen scraps
House Sparrow
Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

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 Claydon?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Claydon are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 3,736 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Claydon?

116 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Claydon?

Observation records peak in December and are lowest in July. Sunrise in late June is around 4:43.

Sources

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.