Birds of East Horsley
What has actually been seen around East Horsley: 125 species, the most recorded garden birds, the busiest months, and what to put out for them.
- Species on record
- 125 within 5 km
- Observation records
- 14,743 since 2010
- Most recorded bird
- Robin
- Busiest month
- December
- Elevation
- 72 m
- Daylight, June / December
- 16.6 h / 7.9 h
What the records say about East Horsley
125 bird species have been recorded within 5 km of the centre of East Horsley (Surrey) since 2010, across 14,743 public observation records shared through GBIF. The most recorded are Robin, Woodpigeon and Blue Tit.
East Horsley is a garden-bird place: 80% 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 Blackbird make up the core of what you can expect at a feeder.
12 birds of prey are on record nearby, including Common Buzzard, Red Kite and Common Kestrel. 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 December and are lowest in August — 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.
Great Bookham, 4 km to the east, has more species on record (134 against 125). Birds logged far more often around East Horsley than there include Marsh Tit, Siskin, Treecreeper and Hawfinch.
Daylight runs from 16 h 36 min at midsummer to 7 h 52 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 East Horsley
| # | Bird | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RobinErithacus rubecula | 718 |
| 2 | WoodpigeonColumba palumbus | 713 |
| 3 | Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus | 676 |
| 4 | BlackbirdTurdus merula | 617 |
| 5 | Carrion CrowCorvus corone | 598 |
| 6 | Great TitParus major | 564 |
| 7 | WrenTroglodytes troglodytes | 496 |
| 8 | MagpiePica pica | 477 |
| 9 | JackdawColoeus monedula | 463 |
| 10 | Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major | 371 |
| 11 | Common BuzzardButeo buteo | 368 |
| 12 | JayGarrulus glandarius | 358 |
| 13 | NuthatchSitta europaea | 344 |
| 14 | Coal TitPeriparus ater | 322 |
| 15 | ChaffinchFringilla coelebs | 319 |
| 16 | GoldcrestRegulus regulus | 307 |
| 17 | Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus | 296 |
| 18 | Song ThrushTurdus philomelos | 295 |
| 19 | GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis | 289 |
| 20 | Marsh TitPoecile palustris | 251 |
Records by month
What to put out in East Horsley
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 East Horsley?
The most recorded garden birds within 5 km of East Horsley are Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird and Carrion Crow, based on 14,743 public records since 2010.
How many bird species have been seen near East Horsley?
125 species have at least one record within 5 km of the town centre since 2010 (GBIF).
When is the best month for birds in East Horsley?
Observation records peak in December 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.