Suffolk · 52.13°N

Birds of Wattisham

What has actually been seen around Wattisham: 104 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.

Species on record: 104 within 5 km
Observation records: 1,877 since 2010
Most recorded bird: Common Buzzard
Busiest month: June
Elevation: 87 m
Daylight, June / December: 16.8 h / 7.7 h

What the records say about Wattisham

104 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wattisham (Suffolk) since 2010, across 1,877 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Common Buzzard, Barn Owl and Stock Dove.

Wattisham 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. Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Fieldfare and Blue Tit make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.

11 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Barn Owl 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 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.

Hitcham, 3 km to the west, has a similar number of species on record (105 against 104).

Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:01 in mid-April and 4:34 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.

Most recorded birds near Wattisham

#	Bird	Records
1	Common BuzzardButeo buteo	73
2	Barn OwlTyto alba	56
3	Stock DoveColumba oenas	54
4	Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus	43
5	WoodpigeonColumba palumbus	42
6	SwiftApus apus	42
7	FieldfareTurdus pilaris	41
8	Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus	41
9	Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus	40
10	GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis	37
11	BlackbirdTurdus merula	35
12	Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus	34
13	Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata	33
14	European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria	32
15	ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita	32
16	RobinErithacus rubecula	31
17	House MartinDelichon urbicum	30
18	MagpiePica pica	30
19	Tawny OwlStrix aluco	30
20	Great TitParus major	30

Records by month

What to put out in Wattisham

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

Woodpigeon
Seed mix
Fieldfare
Apples (whole or halved) · Soaked sultanas
Blue Tit
Sunflower hearts · Peanuts (mesh feeder only) · Suet
Goldfinch
Nyjer seed · Sunflower hearts
Blackbird
Soaked sultanas · Apples · Mealworms
Mistle Thrush
Fruit · Mealworms

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 Wattisham?

The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wattisham are Stock Dove, Woodpigeon, Fieldfare, Blue Tit and Goldfinch, based on 1,877 public records since 2010.

How many bird species have been seen near Wattisham?

104 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).

When is the best month for birds in Wattisham?

Observation records peak in June and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:34.

Sources

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.