Birds of Great Rollright
What has actually been seen around Great Rollright: 145 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 145 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 2,596 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- February
- Elevation
- 197 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Rollright
145 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Rollright (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 2,596 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Swift.
Great Rollright is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Robin make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
11 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 February and are lowest in September — about 3.7 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.
Hook Norton, 4 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (94 against 145). Birds logged far more often around Great Rollright than there include Oriental Turtle Dove and Brambling.
Daylight runs from 16 h 44 min at midsummer to 7 h 45 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:11 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Rollright
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 145 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 118 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 107 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 104 |
| 5 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 103 |
| 6 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 103 |
| 7 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 97 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 81 |
| 9 | Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis | 80 |
| 10 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 79 |
| 11 | Great TitParus major | 69 |
| 12 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 68 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 63 |
| 14 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 60 |
| 15 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 58 |
| 16 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 54 |
| 17 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 54 |
| 18 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 53 |
| 19 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 50 |
| 20 | MagpiePica pica | 49 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Rollright
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 Great Rollright?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Rollright are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin and Jackdaw, based on 2,596 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Rollright?
145 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 Rollright?
Observation records peak in February and are lowest in September. 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.