Birds of Woodbridge
What has actually been seen around Woodbridge: 207 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 207 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 60,925 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- April
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.8 h / 7.7 h
What the records say about Woodbridge
207 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Woodbridge (Suffolk) since 2010, across 60,925 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Woodbridge is a garden-bird place: 60% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit and Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
17 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 April and are lowest in September — about 3.3 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.
Grundisburgh, 6 km to the north-west, has fewer species on record (154 against 207). Birds logged far more often around Woodbridge than there include Common Redshank, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Curlew and Common Shelduck.
Daylight runs from 16 h 45 min at midsummer to 7 h 44 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 5:59 in mid-April and 4:33 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Woodbridge
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,472 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,255 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,129 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 2,110 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,842 |
| 6 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 1,571 |
| 7 | Great TitParus major | 1,509 |
| 8 | Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus | 1,442 |
| 9 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 1,269 |
| 10 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 1,244 |
| 11 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,204 |
| 12 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 1,179 |
| 13 | MagpiePica pica | 1,044 |
| 14 | Common RedshankTringa totanus | 1,007 |
| 15 | Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus | 1,007 |
| 16 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 974 |
| 17 | Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata | 971 |
| 18 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 965 |
| 19 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 963 |
| 20 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 958 |
Records by month
What to put out in Woodbridge
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 Woodbridge?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Woodbridge are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 60,925 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Woodbridge?
207 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Woodbridge?
Observation records peak in April and are lowest in September. Sunrise in late June is around 4:33.
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.