Birds of Cobham
What has actually been seen around Cobham: 140 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 140 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 38,321 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- May
- Elevation
- 24 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about Cobham
140 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of Cobham (Surrey) since 2010, across 38,321 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
Cobham is a garden-bird place: 72% of the records here are small songbirds, doves, woodpeckers and the other birds that come to feeders and garden trees. Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit and Magpie make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
13 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel.
Records peak in May and are lowest in July — about 1.9 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.
Oxshott, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (145 against 140). Birds logged far more often around Cobham than there include Great Crested Grebe.
Daylight runs from 16 h 37 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 min at midwinter here. Sunrise is about 6:08 in mid-April and 4:44 in late June; the dawn chorus starts 30–60 minutes earlier.
Most recorded birds near Cobham
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 2,335 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 2,229 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 2,099 |
| 4 | MagpiePica pica | 1,781 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 1,768 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 1,719 |
| 7 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 1,483 |
| 8 | Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri | 1,458 |
| 9 | MallardAnas platyrhynchos | 1,201 |
| 10 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 1,166 |
| 11 | DunnockPrunella modularis | 896 |
| 12 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 838 |
| 13 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 804 |
| 14 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 771 |
| 15 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 756 |
| 16 | StarlingSturnus vulgaris | 698 |
| 17 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 683 |
| 18 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 682 |
| 19 | Eurasian CootFulica atra | 679 |
| 20 | Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus | 654 |
Records by month
What to put out in Cobham
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 Cobham?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of Cobham are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie and Carrion Crow, based on 38,321 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near Cobham?
140 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in Cobham?
Observation records peak in May and are lowest in July. 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.