Birds of Charlwood
What has actually been seen around Charlwood: 122 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 122 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 7,401 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 69 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Charlwood
122 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Charlwood (Surrey) since 2010, across 7,401 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow and Magpie.
Charlwood is a garden-bird place: 75% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Rock Pigeon make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 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 May and are lowest in November — about 4.2 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.
Horley, 5 km to the north-east, has fewer species on record (107 against 122). Birds logged far more often around Charlwood than there include Mute Swan, Tufted Duck, Gadwall and House Martin.
Daylight runs from 16 h 35 min at midsummer to 7 h 53 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:07 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Charlwood
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 519 |
| 2 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 494 |
| 3 | MagpiePica pica | 460 |
| 4 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 450 |
| 5 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 300 |
| 6 | European Herring GullLarus argentatus | 288 |
| 7 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 288 |
| 8 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 273 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 220 |
| 10 | Great TitParus major | 216 |
| 11 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 206 |
| 12 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 180 |
| 13 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 172 |
| 14 | SwiftApus apus | 171 |
| 15 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 153 |
| 16 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 140 |
| 17 | Canada GooseBranta canadensis | 118 |
| 18 | Pied WagtailMotacilla alba | 115 |
| 19 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 113 |
| 20 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 110 |
Records by month
What to put out in Charlwood
Foods for the most recorded garden birds here, from our species notes.
Seasonal bird notes for Surrey
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 Charlwood?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Charlwood are Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie, Rock Pigeon and Blue Tit, based on 7,401 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Charlwood?
122 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Charlwood?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in November. Sunrise in late June is around 4:44.
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.