Birds of Cookley
What has actually been seen around Cookley: 123 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 123 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 3,337 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 41 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Cookley
123 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cookley (Suffolk) since 2010, across 3,337 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Lesser Black-backed Gull, Jackdaw and Swift.
Cookley is a garden-bird place: 62% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Barn Owl, Common Buzzard and Eurasian Sparrowhawk. 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 December — about 13.2 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.
Halesworth, 5 km to the north-east, has more species on record (132 against 123). Birds logged far more often around Cookley than there include Barn Owl, Tawny Owl, Yellowhammer and Little Owl.
Daylight runs from 16 h 48 min at midsummer to 7 h 41 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:58 in mid-April and 4:31 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cookley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 342 |
| 2 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 262 |
| 3 | SwiftApus apus | 133 |
| 4 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 109 |
| 5 | Barn OwlTyto alba | 108 |
| 6 | Stock DoveColumba oenas | 104 |
| 7 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 74 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 73 |
| 9 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 71 |
| 10 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 70 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 68 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 66 |
| 13 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 65 |
| 14 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 62 |
| 15 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 60 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 55 |
| 17 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 54 |
| 18 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 54 |
| 19 | Great TitParus major | 54 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 51 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cookley
Seasonal bird notes for Suffolk
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 Cookley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cookley are Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Stock Dove, Blue Tit and Blackbird, based on 3,337 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cookley?
123 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cookley?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in December. Sunrise in late June is around 4:31.
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.