Birds of Weston on the Green

138 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Weston on the Green (Oxfordshire) since 2010, across 7,281 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Woodpigeon and Red Kite.

Weston on the Green is a garden-bird place: 66% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Starling and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

12 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 January and are lowest in November — about 3.0 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.

Kirtlington, 3 km to the west, has fewer species on record (98 against 138). Birds logged far more often around Weston on the Green than there include Collared Dove, Great Crested Grebe, Eurasian Coot and Tufted Duck.

Daylight runs from 16 h 43 min at midsummer to 7 h 46 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:10 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

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

• Woodpigeon

  Seed mix

• Jackdaw

  Suet · Kitchen scraps

• Starling

  Suet · Mealworms

• Blackbird

  Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms

• Blue Tit

  Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet

• House Sparrow

  Seed mix · Sunflower hearts · Suet

• Kirtlington3 km west · 98 species
• Islip5 km south · 206 species
• Kidlington6 km south-west · 161 species
• Bicester7 km north-east · 118 species
• Ambrosden7 km east · 133 species
• Woodstock9 km west · 142 species