Birds of Goring
What has actually been seen around Goring: 124 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 124 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 8,406 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Red Kite
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 54 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Goring
124 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Goring (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 8,406 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Red Kite, Woodpigeon and Robin.
Goring is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird and Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
9 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in September — about 3.9 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.
Upper Basildon, 5 km to the south, has a similar number of species on record (120 against 124). Birds logged far more often around Goring than there include Red-legged Partridge.
Daylight runs from 16 h 39 min at midsummer to 7 h 50 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 Goring
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 485 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 454 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 437 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 424 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 413 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 379 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 354 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 298 |
| 9 | MagpiePica pica | 272 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 239 |
| 11 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 202 |
| 12 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 188 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 183 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 180 |
| 15 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 168 |
| 16 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 154 |
| 17 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 150 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 138 |
| 19 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 131 |
| 20 | Graylag GooseAnser anser | 130 |
Records by month
What to put out in Goring
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 Goring?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Goring are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Carrion Crow and Blue Tit, based on 8,406 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Goring?
124 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Goring?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in September. 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.