Birds of Great Milton
What has actually been seen around Great Milton: 122 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 122 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 6,020 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 81 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Great Milton
122 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Milton (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 6,020 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Red Kite and Woodpigeon.
The records split between garden birds (56%) and waterbirds (31%), so a feeder in Great Milton sees the familiar Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin, while Lesser Black-backed Gull and others turn up on nearby water.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in January — about 4.0 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.
Wheatley, 5 km to the north-west, has more species on record (142 against 122). Birds logged far more often around Great Milton than there include Rook, Eurasian Skylark, Common Linnet and Yellowhammer.
Daylight runs from 16 h 41 min at midsummer to 7 h 48 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Milton
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 1,176 |
| 2 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 353 |
| 3 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 266 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 186 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 175 |
| 6 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 168 |
| 7 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 151 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 147 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 133 |
| 10 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 132 |
| 11 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 130 |
| 12 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 122 |
| 13 | Great TitParus major | 116 |
| 14 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 108 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 100 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 95 |
| 17 | SwiftApus apus | 90 |
| 18 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 89 |
| 19 | Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis | 89 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 82 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Milton
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 Great Milton?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Milton are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow and Jackdaw, based on 6,020 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Milton?
122 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Great Milton?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in January. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.
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.