Birds of Chobham
What has actually been seen around Chobham: 131 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 131 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 40,936 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Woodpigeon
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 28 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Chobham
131 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Chobham (Surrey) since 2010, across 40,936 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Woodpigeon, Robin and Blue Tit.
Chobham is a garden-bird place: 82% 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 Carrion Crow make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
10 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Red Kite, Common Buzzard and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in August — about 2.8 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.
Knaphill, 3 km to the south, has fewer species on record (121 against 131). Birds logged far more often around Chobham than there include European Stonechat, European Nightjar, Woodlark and Eurasian Woodcock.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 51 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:45 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Chobham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,282 |
| 2 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,148 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,126 |
| 4 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 2,118 |
| 5 | MagpiePica pica | 2,052 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 1,888 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,850 |
| 8 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,720 |
| 9 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 1,318 |
| 10 | House SparrowPasser domesticus | 1,270 |
| 11 | Red KiteMilvus milvus | 985 |
| 12 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 973 |
| 13 | Rock PigeonColumba livia | 971 |
| 14 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 914 |
| 15 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 901 |
| 16 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 893 |
| 17 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 842 |
| 18 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 793 |
| 19 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 760 |
| 20 | ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita | 747 |
Records by month
What to put out in Chobham
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 Chobham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Chobham are Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow and Magpie, based on 40,936 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Chobham?
131 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Chobham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in August. Sunrise in late June is around 4:45.
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.