Birds of Wickham Market
What has actually been seen around Wickham Market: 153 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 153 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 12,587 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- June
- Elevation
- 34 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Wickham Market
153 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Wickham Market (Suffolk) since 2010, across 12,587 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Blackbird and Robin.
Wickham Market is a garden-bird place: 79% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin and Blue Tit 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 June and are lowest in September — about 4.3 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.
Rendlesham, 5 km to the south-east, has more species on record (171 against 153). Birds logged far more often around Wickham Market than there include Spotted Flycatcher.
Daylight runs from 16 h 46 min at midsummer to 7 h 43 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 in mid-April and 4:32 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Wickham Market
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 653 |
| 2 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 598 |
| 3 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 579 |
| 4 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 548 |
| 5 | Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus | 444 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 436 |
| 7 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 422 |
| 8 | Great TitParus major | 397 |
| 9 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 395 |
| 10 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 377 |
| 11 | RookCorvus frugilegus | 365 |
| 12 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 349 |
| 13 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 339 |
| 14 | Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto | 337 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 318 |
| 16 | MagpiePica pica | 282 |
| 17 | GreenfinchChloris chloris | 281 |
| 18 | Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus | 244 |
| 19 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 236 |
| 20 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 221 |
Records by month
What to put out in Wickham Market
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 Wickham Market?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Wickham Market are Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit and Goldfinch, based on 12,587 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Wickham Market?
153 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Wickham Market?
Observation records peak in June and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:32.
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.