Birds of Great Waldingfield
What has actually been seen around Great Waldingfield: 150 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 150 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 18,301 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- March
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.7 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Great Waldingfield
150 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Great Waldingfield (Suffolk) since 2010, across 18,301 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Robin.
Great Waldingfield is a garden-bird place: 67% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Common Kestrel 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 March and are lowest in August — 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.
Sudbury, 4 km to the south-west, has more species on record (162 against 150).
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:02 in mid-April and 4:35 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Great Waldingfield
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 683 |
| 2 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 567 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 539 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 524 |
| 5 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 493 |
| 6 | MagpiePica pica | 478 |
| 7 | Mute SwanCygnus olor | 468 |
| 8 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 468 |
| 9 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 443 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 443 |
| 11 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 433 |
| 12 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 428 |
| 13 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 415 |
| 14 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 380 |
| 15 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 370 |
| 16 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 352 |
| 17 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 334 |
| 18 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 325 |
| 19 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 323 |
| 20 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 320 |
Records by month
What to put out in Great Waldingfield
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
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 Great Waldingfield?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Great Waldingfield are Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird and Magpie, based on 18,301 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Great Waldingfield?
150 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 Waldingfield?
Observation records peak in March and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:35.
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.