Birds of Nettlebed
What has actually been seen around Nettlebed: 101 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 101 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,705 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 190 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.8 h
What the records say about Nettlebed
101 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Nettlebed (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 7,705 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Blackbird and Blue Tit.
Nettlebed is a garden-bird place: 83% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit and Woodpigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
8 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 June and are lowest in September — about 2.4 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.
Nuffield, 3 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (98 against 101). Birds logged far more often around Nettlebed than there include Common Redpoll.
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 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Nettlebed
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 448 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 421 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 376 |
| 4 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 368 |
| 5 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 348 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 336 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 278 |
| 8 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 257 |
| 9 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 229 |
| 10 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 227 |
| 11 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 221 |
| 12 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 220 |
| 13 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 196 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 188 |
| 15 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 178 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 178 |
| 17 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 176 |
| 18 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 176 |
| 19 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 163 |
| 20 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 157 |
Records by month
What to put out in Nettlebed
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 Nettlebed?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Nettlebed are Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon and Great Tit, based on 7,705 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Nettlebed?
101 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Nettlebed?
Observation records peak in June 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.